Fasciae, compartments, canals, tunnels and spaces, boundaries, contents, and where things get trapped.
298 fascia & spaces
20 fascia & spaces starting with E Clear × · alternate versions listed on each card
Fascia or SpaceElbow Anterior Recessrecessus anterior articulationis cubitiForearmThe elbow anterior recess is the anterior extension of the common elbow synovial cavity between the…
Fascia or SpaceElbow Posterior Compartmentcompartimentum posterius articulationis cubitiForearmThe elbow posterior compartment is the posterior extension of the elbow synovial cavity between the olecranon…
Fascia or SpaceEndopelvic Fasciafascia endopelvinaPelvis & HipThe endopelvic fascia is the condensed connective tissue filling the pelvic extraperitoneal space, investing the pelvic…
Fascia or SpaceEndothoracic Fasciafascia endothoracicaChestThe endothoracic fascia is a thin layer of connective tissue lining the inside of the chest…
Fascia or SpaceEpicranial Aponeurosisgalea aponeuroticaHead & SkullThe epicranial aponeurosis, or galea aponeurotica, is a broad sheet of tough fibrous tissue that covers…
Fascia or SpaceEpiploic Foramenforamen epiploicum (Winslowi)AbdomenThe epiploic foramen (foramen of Winslow) is the communication between the lesser sac (omental bursa) and…
Fascia or SpaceExtensor Carpi Ulnaris Groove Spacespatium sulci tendinis extensoris carpi ulnarisHand & WristThe ECU groove space is the osseoligamentous tunnel on the dorsal aspect of the ulnar head,…
Fascia or SpaceExtensor Carpi Ulnaris Subsheathvagina tendinis musculi extensoris carpi ulnaris (subvagina)Hand & WristThe extensor carpi ulnaris (ECU) tendon occupies its own sixth extensor compartment but has a unique…
Fascia or SpaceExtensor Carpi Ulnaris Tendon Sheathvagina tendinis musculi extensoris carpi ulnarisHand & WristThe ECU tendon sheath and its subsheath within the sixth extensor compartment constrains the ECU tendon…
Fascia or SpaceExtensor Indicis Proprius Wrist Bursabursa tendinis extensoris indicis propriiForearmThe extensor indicis tendon runs through the fourth extensor compartment of the wrist inside a synovial…
Fascia or SpaceExtensor Pollicis Brevis Wrist Bursabursa tendinis musculi extensoris pollicis brevisForearmThe extensor pollicis brevis tendon sheath is the synovial sleeve around the EPB tendon in the…
Fascia or SpaceExtensor Retinaculum (Ankle Superior)retinaculum musculorum extensorum superius pedisFoot & AnkleThe superior extensor retinaculum is the proximal transverse band above the ankle joint constraining the four…
Fascia or SpaceExtensor Retinaculum Fifth Compartmentvagina tendinum musculi extensoris digiti minimiHand & WristThe fifth extensor compartment contains only the extensor digiti minimi tendon, running over the distal ulna.…
Fascia or SpaceExtensor Retinaculum First Compartmentvagina tendinum musculi abductoris pollicis longi et extensoris pollicis brevisHand & WristThe first extensor compartment is a fibro-osseous tunnel over the radial styloid containing the abductor pollicis…
Fascia or SpaceExtensor Retinaculum Fourth Compartmentvagina tendinum musculorum extensorum digitorum et indicisHand & WristThe fourth extensor compartment contains the extensor digitorum communis (four slips) and extensor indicis proprius tendons,…
Fascia or SpaceExtensor Retinaculum Second Compartment Septumseptum compartimenti extensorii secundiHand & WristThe second dorsal extensor compartment is the fibro-osseous tunnel under the extensor retinaculum that carries the…
Fascia or SpaceExtensor Retinaculum Sixth Compartmentvagina tendinum musculi extensoris carpi ulnarisHand & WristThe sixth extensor compartment is a fibro-osseous groove on the dorsal ulnar head containing the ECU…
Fascia or SpaceExtensor Retinaculum Third Compartmentvagina tendinum musculi extensoris pollicis longiHand & WristThe third extensor compartment contains the extensor pollicis longus tendon, using Lister tubercle as its pulley…
Fascia or SpaceExternal Intercostal Tendinous Membranemembrana intercostalis externaChestThe external intercostal muscles transition anteriorly to an aponeurotic membrane, the external intercostal membrane, in the…
Fascia or SpaceExternal Spermatic Fasciafascia spermatica externaPelvis & HipThe external spermatic fascia is the outermost covering of the spermatic cord and testis. It is…
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