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Fascia & Spaces

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

298 fascia & spaces
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Fascia or Space Aortopulmonary Window fenestra aorticopulmonalis Chest The aortopulmonary window is a small space in the mediastinum that lies below the arch of…
Fascia or Space Clavipectoral Fascia fascia clavipectoralis Chest The clavipectoral fascia is a strong sheet of fascia attached above to the clavicle and enclosing…
Fascia or Space Costodiaphragmatic Recess recessus costodiaphragmaticus Chest The costodiaphragmatic recess is the most inferior and largest pleural recess, formed where the costal and…
Fascia or Space Costomediastinal Recess recessus costomediastinalis Chest The costomediastinal recess is the pleural fold where the costal and mediastinal pleurae meet at the…
Fascia or Space Endothoracic Fascia fascia endothoracica Chest The endothoracic fascia is a thin layer of connective tissue lining the inside of the chest…
Fascia or Space External Intercostal Tendinous Membrane membrana intercostalis externa Chest The external intercostal muscles transition anteriorly to an aponeurotic membrane, the external intercostal membrane, in the…
Fascia or Space Oblique Pericardial Sinus sinus obliquus pericardii Chest The oblique pericardial sinus is the posterior pericardial recess behind the left atrium, bounded by the…
Fascia or Space Pectoral Fascia fascia pectoralis Chest The pectoral fascia is the thin layer of deep fascia covering the front of pectoralis major.…
Fascia or Space Pericardial Cavity cavitas pericardialis Chest The pericardial cavity is the potential space between the visceral pericardium (epicardium) and the parietal pericardium,…
Fascia or Space Pleural Cavity cavitas pleuralis Chest The pleural cavity is the potential space between the visceral pleura (covering the lung surface) and…
Fascia or Space Suprapleural Membrane membrana suprapleuralis Chest The suprapleural membrane, also called Sibson fascia, is a dome of thickened fascia over the top…
Fascia or Space Triangle of Auscultation trigonum auscultationis Chest The triangle of auscultation is a small gap in the muscles of the upper back near…

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