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Fascia & Spaces

Fasciae, compartments, canals, tunnels and spaces, boundaries, contents, and where things get trapped.

298 fascia & spaces
30 fascia & spaces starting with S  Clear × · alternate versions listed on each card
Fascia or Space Saphenous Hiatus hiatus saphenus Thigh The saphenous hiatus (saphenous opening) is an oval defect in the fascia lata in the anterior…
Fascia or Space Scalene Triangle hiatus scalenorum Neck The scalene triangle, or interscalene triangle, is the gap between anterior scalene in front, middle scalene…
Fascia or Space Scalp Galea Bursa bursa subgalealis Head & Skull The subgaleal space is the layer of loose connective tissue between the galea aponeurotica and the…
Fascia or Space Scarpa Fascia fascia superficialis abdominalis (stratum membranosum) Abdomen Scarpa fascia is the deep membranous layer of the superficial fascia of the anterior abdominal wall,…
Fascia or Space Shoulder Subacromial Space spatium subacromiale Shoulder The subacromial space is the narrow functional compartment between the inferior surface of the acromion and…
Fascia or Space Sinus Tarsi sinus tarsi Foot & Ankle The sinus tarsi is a cone-shaped space between the neck of the talus superiorly and the…
Fascia or Space Space of Retzius spatium retropubicum Retzii Pelvis & Hip The space of Retzius (retropubic space) is the extraperitoneal potential space between the pubic symphysis and…
Fascia or Space Sub-Tenon’s Space spatium sub-tenonis Head & Skull The sub-Tenon's space is the potential space between Tenon's capsule (the fibrous fascia enclosing the globe)…
Fascia or Space Subcoracoid Space spatium subcoracoideum Shoulder The subcoracoid space lies between the coracoid process above and the subscapularis tendon and anterior shoulder…
Fascia or Space Subgaleal Space spatium subgaleale Head & Skull The subgaleal space is the layer of loose connective tissue beneath the epicranial aponeurosis, the fourth…
Fascia or Space Subinguinal Space spatium subinguinale Thigh The subinguinal space is the gap beneath the inguinal ligament between the anterior superior iliac spine…
Fascia or Space Sublingual Space spatium sublinguale Head & Skull The sublingual space lies in the floor of the mouth, above the mylohyoid muscle and below…
Fascia or Space Submandibular Space spatium submandibulare Head & Skull The submandibular space is the paired space below the mylohyoid muscle, containing the submandibular gland, lymph…
Fascia or Space Submandibular Triangle trigonum submandibulare Neck The submandibular, or digastric, triangle lies under the body of the mandible between the lower border…
Fascia or Space Submental Space spatium submentale Head & Skull The submental space is a midline fascial space under the chin, below the mylohyoid and between…
Fascia or Space Submental Triangle trigonum submentale Neck The submental triangle is a single midline triangle under the chin, bounded by the anterior bellies…
Fascia or Space Suboccipital Triangle trigonum suboccipitale Neck The suboccipital triangle is a small muscular space in the posterior craniovertebral junction, bounded by three…
Fascia or Space Subscapularis Recess recessus subscapularis Shoulder The subscapularis recess (subcoracoid recess) is a synovial extension of the glenohumeral joint passing anterior to…
Fascia or Space Subtalar Joint Capsule (Complete) capsula articulationis subtalaris completa Foot & Ankle The talus and calcaneus meet at three facets, but these are enclosed by two separate capsules:…
Fascia or Space Subtalar Posterior Recess recessus posterior articulationis subtalaris Foot & Ankle The posterior subtalar joint recess is the synovial extension of the posterior subtalar joint between the…
Fascia or Space Superficial Inguinal Ring anulus inguinalis superficialis Abdomen The superficial inguinal ring is the external opening of the inguinal canal, a triangular slit in…
Fascia or Space Superficial Perineal Pouch spatium superficiale perinei Pelvis & Hip The superficial perineal pouch is the space in the urogenital triangle between the perineal membrane above…
Fascia or Space Superior Lumbar Triangle trigonum lumbale superius Lower Back The superior lumbar triangle, or Grynfeltt triangle, is a weak area in the posterior abdominal wall…
Fascia or Space Superior Peroneal Retinaculum retinaculum musculorum peroneorum superius Foot & Ankle The superior peroneal retinaculum is a fibrous band from the posterior lateral malleolus to the lateral…
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