Fasciae, compartments, canals, tunnels and spaces, boundaries, contents, and where things get trapped.
298 fascia & spaces
298 fascia & spaces · alternate versions listed on each card
Fascia or SpaceSuprapatellar Plicaplica synovialis suprapatellarisKneeThe suprapatellar plica is a synovial fold at the superior pole of the patella forming the…
Fascia or SpaceSuprapiriform Foramenforamen suprapiriformePelvis & HipThe suprapiriform foramen is the part of the greater sciatic foramen above the piriformis muscle. Only…
Fascia or SpaceSuprapleural Membranemembrana suprapleuralisChestThe suprapleural membrane, also called Sibson fascia, is a dome of thickened fascia over the top…
Fascia or SpaceSuprasternal Spacespatium suprasternaleNeckThe suprasternal space, or space of Burns, is a narrow gap just above the manubrium of…
Fascia or SpaceTalocrural Joint Capsulecapsula articulationis talocruralisFoot & AnkleThe talocrural (ankle) joint capsule encloses the tibiotalar joint, reinforced by the deltoid ligament medially and…
Fascia or SpaceTarsal Tunnel Spacecanalis tarsiFoot & AnkleThe tarsal tunnel is the fibro-osseous tunnel on the medial ankle, bounded by the medial malleolus…
Fascia or SpaceTemporal Fasciafascia temporalisHead & SkullThe temporal fascia is a strong sheet covering the temporalis muscle on the side of the…
Fascia or SpaceTemporal Fossafossa temporalisHead & SkullThe temporal fossa is the shallow concavity on the lateral skull above the zygomatic arch, bounded…
Fascia or SpaceThenar Compartmentcompartimentum thenarisHand & WristThe thenar compartment is the fascial compartment at the base of the thumb, forming the thenar…
Fascia or SpaceThenar Spacespatium thenarisHand & WristThe thenar space is the radial potential space in the deep palm, bounded medially by the…
Fascia or SpaceThoracic Outletapertura thoracis superiorNeckThe thoracic outlet is the superior aperture of the thorax bounded by the first rib, the…
Fascia or SpaceThoracolumbar Fasciafascia thoracolumbalisLower BackThe thoracolumbar fascia is a large multi-layered dense connective tissue sheet covering the back from the…
Fascia or SpaceThoracolumbar Fascia Middle Layerfascia thoracolumbalis (lamina media)Lower BackThe middle layer of the thoracolumbar fascia lies between the erector spinae and the quadratus lumborum,…
Fascia or SpaceThoracolumbar Fascia Posterior Layerfascia thoracolumbalis (lamina posterior)Lower BackThe posterior layer of the thoracolumbar fascia is the primary tendinous structure of the lumbar back,…
Fascia or SpaceThumb Flexor Pulley Systemsystema trocleare pollicisHand & WristThe thumb flexor pulley system consists of two annular pulleys (A1 at the MCP joint and…
Fascia or SpaceTransversalis Fasciafascia transversalisAbdomenThe transversalis fascia is the layer of connective tissue lining the internal surface of the transversus…
Fascia or SpaceTransversalis Fascia Tendinous Componentfascia transversalis (pars tendinea)AbdomenThe transversalis fascia is the innermost layer of the abdominal wall, lining the transversus abdominis muscle…
Fascia or SpaceTransverse Intermuscular Septum of the Legseptum intermusculare transversum crurisLower LegThe transverse intermuscular septum (deep transverse fascia) of the leg divides the posterior compartment into superficial…
Fascia or SpaceTriangle of Auscultationtrigonum auscultationisChestThe triangle of auscultation is a small gap in the muscles of the upper back near…
Fascia or SpaceTriangular Intervalintervallum triangulareUpper ArmThe triangular interval, sometimes called the lower triangular space, lies just below the shoulder at the…
Fascia or SpaceTriangular Spacespatium triangulareShoulderThe triangular space is a small three-sided gap medial to the quadrangular space at the back…
Fascia or SpaceUmbilical Ring Fasciafascia anuli umbilicalisAbdomenThe umbilical ring is the fibrous opening in the linea alba through which the umbilical cord…
Fascia or SpaceUmbilicovesical Fasciafascia umbilicovesicalisAbdomenThe umbilicovesical fascia is a triangular fascial sheet with its apex at the umbilicus and its…
Fascia or SpaceVastoadductor Membranemembrana vastoadductoriaThighThe vastoadductor membrane forms the roof of the adductor (Hunter's) canal, connecting the vastus medialis anteriorly…Also:
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