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Fascia & Spaces

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

298 fascia & spaces
32 fascia & spaces in Abdomen  Clear ×
Fascia or Space Anterior Pararenal Space spatium pararenale anterius Abdomen The anterior pararenal space is the part of the retroperitoneum between the posterior parietal peritoneum and…
Fascia or Space Arcuate Line Aponeurosis linea arcuata (aponeurosis) Abdomen The arcuate line (linea semicircularis of Douglas) is the curved tendinous border marking the lower limit…
Fascia or Space Camper Fascia fascia superficialis abdominalis (stratum adiposum) Abdomen Camper fascia is the superficial fatty layer of the superficial fascia of the anterior abdominal wall,…
Fascia or Space Cremaster Muscle Fascia fascia cremasterica Abdomen The cremaster muscle and its fascia form an intermediate layer of the spermatic cord, derived from…
Fascia or Space Deep Inguinal Ring anulus inguinalis profundus Abdomen The deep inguinal ring is the internal opening of the inguinal canal, an oval gap in…
Fascia or Space Epiploic Foramen foramen epiploicum (Winslowi) Abdomen The epiploic foramen (foramen of Winslow) is the communication between the lesser sac (omental bursa) and…
Fascia or Space 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,…
Fascia or Space Hesselbach Triangle Boundaries trigonum inguinale (Hesselbach) Abdomen Hesselbach triangle is a weak area of the posterior inguinal wall bounded laterally by the inferior…
Fascia or Space Infracolic Compartment compartimentum infracolicum Abdomen The infracolic compartment is the portion of the peritoneal cavity below the transverse mesocolon, containing the…
Fascia or Space Inguinal Canal Walls canalis inguinalis, parietes Abdomen The inguinal canal is a 4 cm oblique passage through the anterior abdominal wall, with four…
Fascia or Space Left Paracolic Gutter sulcus paracolicus sinister Abdomen The left paracolic gutter is the peritoneal recess between the lateral border of the descending colon…
Fascia or Space Left Subphrenic Space spatium subphrenicum sinistrum Abdomen The left subphrenic space is the peritoneal recess between the left lobe of the liver, the…
Fascia or Space 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,…
Fascia or Space 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…
Fascia or Space Linea Alba linea alba Abdomen The linea alba is the vertical tendinous raphe formed by the decussating aponeuroses of the bilateral…
Fascia or Space Peritoneal Cavity cavitas peritonealis Abdomen The peritoneal cavity is the potential space between the visceral peritoneum (covering the abdominal organs) and…
Fascia or Space Periureteric Fascia fascia periureterica Abdomen The loose areolar sheath surrounding the ureter throughout its course, derived from the subperitoneal and retroperitoneal…
Fascia or Space Posterior Pararenal Space spatium pararenale posterius Abdomen The posterior pararenal space is the thin retroperitoneal compartment between the posterior layer of the renal…
Fascia or Space Posterior Rectus Sheath Tendinous Layer lamina posterior vaginae musculi recti abdominis Abdomen The posterior rectus sheath is formed above the arcuate line by the posterior laminae of the…
Fascia or Space Preperitoneal Space spatium preperitoneale Abdomen The preperitoneal space is the layer of fat and loose tissue between the transversalis fascia and…
Fascia or Space Rectus Sheath vagina musculi recti abdominis Abdomen The rectus sheath is the aponeurotic envelope encasing the rectus abdominis muscle, formed by the splitting…
Fascia or Space Renal Fascia fascia renalis Abdomen The renal fascia, often called Gerota fascia, is a fibrous sheath that encloses each kidney, its…
Fascia or Space Retroperitoneal Space spatium retroperitoneale Abdomen The retroperitoneal space, or retroperitoneum, is the region of the abdomen behind the parietal peritoneum and…
Fascia or Space Right Paracolic Gutter sulcus paracolicus dexter Abdomen The right paracolic gutter is the peritoneal recess between the lateral border of the ascending colon…

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