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Fascia & Spaces

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

298 fascia & spaces
55 fascia & spaces starting with P  Clear × · alternate versions listed on each card
Fascia or Space Posterior Capsule (Knee) capsula posterior articularis genus Knee The posterior knee capsule resists hyperextension and encloses the posterior joint space. It is taut in…
Fascia or Space Posterior Compartment of the Arm compartimentum brachii posterius Upper Arm The posterior compartment of the arm is the extensor compartment behind the humerus and intermuscular septa.…
Fascia or Space Posterior Compartment of the Forearm compartimentum antebrachii posterius Forearm The posterior compartment of the forearm is the extensor-supinator compartment behind the radius, ulna and interosseous…
Fascia or Space Posterior Compartment of the Leg compartimentum posterius superficiale cruris Lower Leg The superficial posterior compartment contains gastrocnemius, soleus, and plantaris, enclosed by the crural fascia. The deep…
Fascia or Space Posterior Compartment of the Thigh compartimentum femoris posterius Thigh The posterior compartment of the thigh is the flexor compartment behind the femur. It contains the…
Fascia or Space Posterior Intermuscular Septum of the Leg septum intermusculare cruris posterius Lower Leg The posterior intermuscular septum of the leg separates the lateral (peroneal) compartment from the superficial posterior…
Fascia or Space Posterior Intermuscular Septum of the Thigh septum intermusculare femoris posterius Thigh The posterior intermuscular septum separates the medial adductor compartment from the posterior hamstring compartment along the…
Fascia or Space Posterior Knee Capsule Detail capsula articularis posterior genus detail Knee The posterior knee capsule is the posterior fibrous sleeve of the knee joint, reinforced by the…
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 Posterior Subtalar Joint Capsule capsula articularis talocalcanea posterior Foot & Ankle The posterior subtalar joint capsule encloses the posterior facet, the largest and most important subtalar articulation,…
Fascia or Space Posterior Tibialis Tendon Sheath vagina tendinis musculi tibialis posterioris Foot & Ankle The posterior tibial tendon sheath extends 6 cm proximal to the medial malleolus and is the…
Fascia or Space Posterior Tibiofibular Recess recessus tibiofibularis posterior Foot & Ankle The posterior tibiofibular recess is a synovial extension of the ankle joint that projects proximally between…
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 Posteromedial Capsule (Knee) Detail capsula articulationis genus posteromedialis detail Knee The posteromedial knee capsule reinforces the posterior medial joint boundary, providing the posteromedial corner constraint alongside…
Fascia or Space Pouch of Douglas excavatio rectouterina Pelvis & Hip The pouch of Douglas (rectouterine pouch, cul-de-sac) is the most inferior and most dependent part of…
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 Preperitoneal Space spatium preperitoneale Abdomen The preperitoneal space is the layer of fat and loose tissue between the transversalis fascia and…
Fascia or Space Presacral Fascia fascia praesacralis Waldeyeri Pelvis & Hip The presacral fascia is the part of the parietal pelvic fascia that covers the front of… Also: Detail
Fascia or Space Presacral Space spatium praesacrale Pelvis & Hip The presacral space is the extraperitoneal potential space between the posterior wall of the rectum and…
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…
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