Saphenous opening
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"Fossa ovalis (thigh)" redirects here. For the structure in the heart, see Fossa ovalis (heart).
In anatomy, the saphenous opening (saphenous hiatus, also fossa ovalis) is an oval opening in the upper mid part of the fascia lata of the thigh. It lies 3–4 cm below and lateral to the pubic tubercle and is about 3 cm long and 1.5 cm wide.
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Latin | hiatus saphenus, fossa ovalis femoris |
TA98 | A04.7.03.016 |
TA2 | 2702 |
FMA | 58767 |
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