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Joints

Joint reference, type, range of motion, capsule, ligamentous support, and clinical assessment.

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Joint Epiploic Foramen foramen epiploicum (Winslowi) Abdomen The epiploic foramen (foramen of Winslow) is the communication between the lesser sac (omental bursa) and… Joint Hepatorenal Recess (Morison’s Pouch) recessus hepatorenalis (recessus subhepaticus posterior) Abdomen The hepatorenal recess (Morison's pouch) is the most dependent posterior peritoneal space in the supine patient,… Joint Infracolic Compartment compartimentum infracolicum Abdomen The infracolic compartment is the portion of the peritoneal cavity below the transverse mesocolon, containing the… Joint Left Paracolic Gutter sulcus paracolicus sinister Abdomen The left paracolic gutter is the peritoneal recess between the lateral border of the descending colon… Joint Left Subphrenic Space spatium subphrenicum sinistrum Abdomen The left subphrenic space is the peritoneal recess between the left lobe of the liver, the… Joint Lesser Omental Space spatium omentale minus Abdomen The lesser omentum (gastrohepatic and hepatoduodenal ligaments) creates a peritoneal fold space between the stomach and… Joint Lesser Sac (Omental Bursa) bursa omentalis (saccus minor) Abdomen The lesser sac (omental bursa) is the peritoneal space posterior to the stomach and lesser omentum,… Joint Lesser Sac Inferior Recess recessus inferior sacci minoris Abdomen The inferior recess of the lesser sac extends between the layers of the greater omentum toward… Joint Mesenteric Root Space spatium radicis mesenterii Abdomen The mesenteric root space is the retroperitoneal region traversed by the root of the small bowel… Joint Omental Bursa Space spatium bursae omentalis Abdomen The lesser sac (omental bursa) is the peritoneal compartment posterior to the stomach and lesser omentum,… Joint Pararectal Fossa fossa pararectalis Abdomen The pararectal fossae are peritoneal depressions on either side of the rectum formed by the pararectal… Joint Paravesical Fossa fossa paravesicalis Abdomen The paravesical fossae are peritoneal depressions on each side of the urinary bladder, bounded medially by… Joint Peritoneal Cavity cavitas peritonealis Abdomen The peritoneal cavity is the potential space between the visceral peritoneum (covering the abdominal organs) and… Joint Prevesical Space (Space of Retzius) spatium prevesicale (spatium Retzii) Abdomen The prevesical space (retropubic space of Retzius) is the extraperitoneal space between the pubic symphysis and… Joint Rectovesical Pouch excavatio rectovesicalis Abdomen The rectovesical pouch is the deepest peritoneal reflection in males, lying between the posterior bladder and… Joint Retrohepatic Space spatium retrohepaticum Abdomen The retrohepatic space lies between the posterior liver surface and the anterior inferior vena cava, within… Joint Retropubic Space of Retzius (Detail) spatium retropubicum (spatium Retzii detail) Abdomen The retropubic space (space of Retzius) is the prevesical extraperitoneal space between the pubic symphysis and… Joint Right Paracolic Gutter sulcus paracolicus dexter Abdomen The right paracolic gutter is the peritoneal recess between the lateral border of the ascending colon… Joint Right Subphrenic Space spatium subphrenicum dextrum Abdomen The right subphrenic space lies between the diaphragmatic surface of the right liver lobe and the… Joint Vesicouterine Pouch excavatio vesicouterina Abdomen The vesicouterine pouch is the peritoneal reflection between the posterior bladder and the anterior uterus in…