The acetabular fossa is the roughened depression in the centre of the acetabulum, surrounded by the lunate acetabular surface and the acetabular notch. The acetabular fossa provides an insertion point for the teres ligaments that secure the femoral head. [ MURDOCH:100 ]

Synonyms: fossa acetabularis (acetabuli) fossa acetabuli fossa acetabularis

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It is occupied by the ligament of head of femur[WP]

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