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Fascia & Spaces

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

298 fascia & spaces
31 fascia & spaces in Neck  Clear × · alternate versions listed on each card
Fascia or Space Alar Fascia Detail fascia alaris detail Neck The alar fascia is a sheet of fascia within the posterior cervical space, running from the…
Fascia or Space Alar Fascia of the Neck fascia alaris colli Neck The alar fascia is a fascial layer within the deep cervical fasciae between the pretracheal/buccopharyngeal fascia…
Fascia or Space Anterior Triangle of the Neck regio cervicalis anterior Neck The anterior triangle is the front region of each side of the neck, bounded by the…
Fascia or Space Buccopharyngeal Fascia fascia buccopharyngea Neck The buccopharyngeal fascia is a thin layer covering the outside of the pharyngeal constrictor muscles, continuing…
Fascia or Space Carotid Sheath vagina carotica Neck The carotid sheath is a fibrous condensation of deep cervical fascia enclosing the common and internal…
Fascia or Space Carotid Space spatium caroticum Neck The carotid space is a vertically oriented potential space defined by the carotid sheath (a fascial…
Fascia or Space Carotid Triangle trigonum caroticum Neck The carotid triangle is a subdivision of the anterior triangle bounded by the superior belly of…
Fascia or Space Costoclavicular Space spatium costoclaviculare Neck The costoclavicular space is the narrow gap between the clavicle and subclavius above and the first…
Fascia or Space Danger Space spatium periculosum Neck The danger space is a potential space in the neck lying between the alar fascia in…
Fascia or Space Investing Layer of Deep Cervical Fascia lamina superficialis fasciae cervicalis profundae Neck The investing (superficial) layer of deep cervical fascia is the outermost layer of the deep cervical…
Fascia or Space Muscular Triangle trigonum musculare Neck The muscular triangle is the lowest part of the anterior triangle, bounded by the midline of…
Fascia or Space Occipital Triangle trigonum occipitale Neck The occipital triangle is the larger upper part of the posterior triangle of the neck, above…
Fascia or Space Omoclavicular Triangle trigonum omoclaviculare Neck The omoclavicular, or subclavian, triangle is the small lower part of the posterior triangle just above…
Fascia or Space Paraglottic Space spatium paraglotticum Neck The paraglottic space is the bilateral fat-filled space within the larynx between the laryngeal ventricle (medially),…
Fascia or Space Parapharyngeal Space spatium parapharyngeum Neck The parapharyngeal space is the bilateral inverted pyramid-shaped potential space lateral to the pharynx, bounded medially…
Fascia or Space Pharyngobasilar Fascia fascia pharyngobasilaris Neck The pharyngobasilar fascia is a strong fibrous layer lying deep to the pharyngeal constrictor muscles. It…
Fascia or Space Posterior Triangle of the Neck regio cervicalis lateralis Neck The posterior triangle is the side region of the neck between the posterior border of sternocleidomastoid,…
Fascia or Space Pre-Epiglottic Space spatium praeepiglotticum Neck The pre-epiglottic space is the fat-filled triangular compartment anterior to the epiglottis, bounded anteriorly by the…
Fascia or Space Pretracheal Fascia lamina pretrachealis fasciae cervicalis profundae Neck The pretracheal fascia is the middle layer of the deep cervical fascia enclosing the anterior cervical…
Fascia or Space Pretracheal Space spatium pretracheale Neck The pretracheal space is the compartment within the pretracheal fascial sleeve anterior to the trachea and…
Fascia or Space Prevertebral Fascia lamina prevertebralis fasciae cervicalis profundae Neck The prevertebral fascia is the deepest layer of the deep cervical fascia. It runs from the… Also: Detail
Fascia or Space Prevertebral Space spatium praevertebrale Neck The prevertebral space lies posterior to the prevertebral fascia (anterior to the vertebral bodies and prevertebral…
Fascia or Space Retropharyngeal Fascia fascia retropharyngea Neck The retropharyngeal fascia is a condensation of the alar fascia forming the posterior wall of the…
Fascia or Space Retropharyngeal Space spatium retropharyngeum Neck The retropharyngeal space is the potential space between the posterior pharyngeal wall (covered by buccopharyngeal fascia)…

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