fossa for lacrimal gland fossa for lacrimal gland the lacrimal fossa (or fossa for lacrimal gland) is located on the inferior surface of each orbital plate of the frontal bone. it is smooth and concave, and presents, laterally, underneath the zygomatic process, a shallow depression for the lacrimal gland. fossa for lacrimal glandfrontal bone. inferior view. the location of the lacrimal fossa for the lacrimal glanddetailsidentifierslatinfossa glandulae lacrimalista98a02.1.03.026ta2546fma57396anatomical terms of bone