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 SpaceAlar Fascia Detailfascia alaris detailNeckThe alar fascia is a sheet of fascia within the posterior cervical space, running from the…
Fascia or SpaceAlar Fascia of the Neckfascia alaris colliNeckThe alar fascia is a fascial layer within the deep cervical fasciae between the pretracheal/buccopharyngeal fascia…
Fascia or SpaceAnterior Triangle of the Neckregio cervicalis anteriorNeckThe anterior triangle is the front region of each side of the neck, bounded by the…
Fascia or SpaceBuccopharyngeal Fasciafascia buccopharyngeaNeckThe buccopharyngeal fascia is a thin layer covering the outside of the pharyngeal constrictor muscles, continuing…
Fascia or SpaceCarotid Sheathvagina caroticaNeckThe carotid sheath is a fibrous condensation of deep cervical fascia enclosing the common and internal…
Fascia or SpaceCarotid Spacespatium caroticumNeckThe carotid space is a vertically oriented potential space defined by the carotid sheath (a fascial…
Fascia or SpaceCarotid Triangletrigonum caroticumNeckThe carotid triangle is a subdivision of the anterior triangle bounded by the superior belly of…
Fascia or SpaceCostoclavicular Spacespatium costoclaviculareNeckThe costoclavicular space is the narrow gap between the clavicle and subclavius above and the first…
Fascia or SpaceDanger Spacespatium periculosumNeckThe danger space is a potential space in the neck lying between the alar fascia in…
Fascia or SpaceInvesting Layer of Deep Cervical Fascialamina superficialis fasciae cervicalis profundaeNeckThe investing (superficial) layer of deep cervical fascia is the outermost layer of the deep cervical…
Fascia or SpaceMuscular Triangletrigonum musculareNeckThe muscular triangle is the lowest part of the anterior triangle, bounded by the midline of…
Fascia or SpaceOccipital Triangletrigonum occipitaleNeckThe occipital triangle is the larger upper part of the posterior triangle of the neck, above…
Fascia or SpaceOmoclavicular Triangletrigonum omoclaviculareNeckThe omoclavicular, or subclavian, triangle is the small lower part of the posterior triangle just above…
Fascia or SpaceParaglottic Spacespatium paraglotticumNeckThe paraglottic space is the bilateral fat-filled space within the larynx between the laryngeal ventricle (medially),…
Fascia or SpaceParapharyngeal Spacespatium parapharyngeumNeckThe parapharyngeal space is the bilateral inverted pyramid-shaped potential space lateral to the pharynx, bounded medially…
Fascia or SpacePharyngobasilar Fasciafascia pharyngobasilarisNeckThe pharyngobasilar fascia is a strong fibrous layer lying deep to the pharyngeal constrictor muscles. It…
Fascia or SpacePosterior Triangle of the Neckregio cervicalis lateralisNeckThe posterior triangle is the side region of the neck between the posterior border of sternocleidomastoid,…
Fascia or SpacePre-Epiglottic Spacespatium praeepiglotticumNeckThe pre-epiglottic space is the fat-filled triangular compartment anterior to the epiglottis, bounded anteriorly by the…
Fascia or SpacePretracheal Fascialamina pretrachealis fasciae cervicalis profundaeNeckThe pretracheal fascia is the middle layer of the deep cervical fascia enclosing the anterior cervical…
Fascia or SpacePretracheal Spacespatium pretrachealeNeckThe pretracheal space is the compartment within the pretracheal fascial sleeve anterior to the trachea and…
Fascia or SpacePrevertebral Fascialamina prevertebralis fasciae cervicalis profundaeNeckThe prevertebral fascia is the deepest layer of the deep cervical fascia. It runs from the…Also:
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Fascia or SpacePrevertebral Spacespatium praevertebraleNeckThe prevertebral space lies posterior to the prevertebral fascia (anterior to the vertebral bodies and prevertebral…
Fascia or SpaceRetropharyngeal Fasciafascia retropharyngeaNeckThe retropharyngeal fascia is a condensation of the alar fascia forming the posterior wall of the…
Fascia or SpaceRetropharyngeal Spacespatium retropharyngeumNeckThe retropharyngeal space is the potential space between the posterior pharyngeal wall (covered by buccopharyngeal fascia)…
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