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Fascia & Spaces

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 Space Cubital Fossa fossa cubitalis Forearm The cubital fossa is the triangular anterior elbow depression bounded medially by pronator teres, laterally by…
Fascia or Space Cubital Tunnel canalis cubitalis ulnaris Forearm The cubital tunnel is the fibro-osseous canal through which the ulnar nerve passes posterior to the…
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 Deep Gluteal Space spatium gluteale profundum Pelvis & Hip The deep gluteal space is the anatomical region between the gluteal muscles and the posterior hip…
Fascia or Space Deep Inguinal Ring anulus inguinalis profundus Abdomen The deep inguinal ring is the internal opening of the inguinal canal, an oval gap in…
Fascia or Space Deep Perineal Fascia fascia perinei Pelvis & Hip The deep perineal fascia, also called Gallaudet fascia or investing fascia of the perineum, covers the…
Fascia or Space Deep Perineal Pouch spatium profundum perinei Pelvis & Hip The deep perineal pouch is the space above the perineal membrane in the urogenital triangle, bounded…
Fascia or Space Deep Posterior Compartment of the Leg compartimentum posterius profundum cruris Lower Leg The deep posterior compartment of the leg lies deep to the transverse intermuscular septum and contains…
Fascia or Space Deltoid Deep Fascia Layer fascia profunda m. deltoidei Shoulder The deltoid fascia is the layer of deep fascia that wraps the deltoid and sends thin…
Fascia or Space Deltopectoral Triangle trigonum clavipectorale Shoulder The deltopectoral triangle, also called the clavipectoral triangle or infraclavicular fossa, is a small depression below…
Fascia or Space Denonvilliers Fascia fascia rectoprostatica/rectovaginalis Pelvis & Hip Denonvilliers fascia (rectoprostatic fascia) is a thin but tough membranous layer between the back of the…
Fascia or Space Distal Radioulnar Joint Recess recessus articulationis radioulnaris distalis Hand & Wrist The distal radioulnar joint has a synovial sac that extends proximal to the sigmoid notch as…
Fascia or Space Distal Tarsal Tunnel Space spatium canalis tarsi distalis Foot & Ankle The distal tarsal tunnel is the continuation of the tarsal tunnel beneath the abductor hallucis muscle,…
Fascia or Space Dorsal Carpal Ligaments (Tendons) tendines extensorii carpi Hand & Wrist The six extensor compartments at the dorsal wrist contain: (1) APL and EPB, (2) ECRL and…
Fascia or Space Dorsal Fascia of the Foot fascia dorsalis pedis Foot & Ankle The dorsal fascia of the foot is the thin deep fascia over the top of the…
Fascia or Space Dorsal Subaponeurotic Space of the Hand spatium subaponeuroticum dorsale manus Hand & Wrist The dorsal subaponeurotic space lies on the back of the hand between the extensor tendons and…
Fascia or Space Elbow Anterior Recess recessus anterior articulationis cubiti Forearm The elbow anterior recess is the anterior extension of the common elbow synovial cavity between the…
Fascia or Space Elbow Posterior Compartment compartimentum posterius articulationis cubiti Forearm The elbow posterior compartment is the posterior extension of the elbow synovial cavity between the olecranon…
Fascia or Space Endopelvic Fascia fascia endopelvina Pelvis & Hip The endopelvic fascia is the condensed connective tissue filling the pelvic extraperitoneal space, investing the pelvic…
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 Epicranial Aponeurosis galea aponeurotica Head & Skull The epicranial aponeurosis, or galea aponeurotica, is a broad sheet of tough fibrous tissue that covers…
Fascia or Space Epiploic Foramen foramen epiploicum (Winslowi) Abdomen The epiploic foramen (foramen of Winslow) is the communication between the lesser sac (omental bursa) and…
Fascia or Space Extensor Carpi Ulnaris Groove Space spatium sulci tendinis extensoris carpi ulnaris Hand & Wrist The ECU groove space is the osseoligamentous tunnel on the dorsal aspect of the ulnar head,…
Fascia or Space Extensor Carpi Ulnaris Subsheath vagina tendinis musculi extensoris carpi ulnaris (subvagina) Hand & Wrist The extensor carpi ulnaris (ECU) tendon occupies its own sixth extensor compartment but has a unique…
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