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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 Extensor Carpi Ulnaris Tendon Sheath vagina tendinis musculi extensoris carpi ulnaris Hand & Wrist The ECU tendon sheath and its subsheath within the sixth extensor compartment constrains the ECU tendon…
Fascia or Space Extensor Indicis Proprius Wrist Bursa bursa tendinis extensoris indicis proprii Forearm The extensor indicis tendon runs through the fourth extensor compartment of the wrist inside a synovial…
Fascia or Space Extensor Pollicis Brevis Wrist Bursa bursa tendinis musculi extensoris pollicis brevis Forearm The extensor pollicis brevis tendon sheath is the synovial sleeve around the EPB tendon in the…
Fascia or Space Extensor Retinaculum (Ankle Superior) retinaculum musculorum extensorum superius pedis Foot & Ankle The superior extensor retinaculum is the proximal transverse band above the ankle joint constraining the four…
Fascia or Space Extensor Retinaculum Fifth Compartment vagina tendinum musculi extensoris digiti minimi Hand & Wrist The fifth extensor compartment contains only the extensor digiti minimi tendon, running over the distal ulna.…
Fascia or Space Extensor Retinaculum First Compartment vagina tendinum musculi abductoris pollicis longi et extensoris pollicis brevis Hand & Wrist The first extensor compartment is a fibro-osseous tunnel over the radial styloid containing the abductor pollicis…
Fascia or Space Extensor Retinaculum Fourth Compartment vagina tendinum musculorum extensorum digitorum et indicis Hand & Wrist The fourth extensor compartment contains the extensor digitorum communis (four slips) and extensor indicis proprius tendons,…
Fascia or Space Extensor Retinaculum Second Compartment Septum septum compartimenti extensorii secundi Hand & Wrist The second dorsal extensor compartment is the fibro-osseous tunnel under the extensor retinaculum that carries the…
Fascia or Space Extensor Retinaculum Sixth Compartment vagina tendinum musculi extensoris carpi ulnaris Hand & Wrist The sixth extensor compartment is a fibro-osseous groove on the dorsal ulnar head containing the ECU…
Fascia or Space Extensor Retinaculum Third Compartment vagina tendinum musculi extensoris pollicis longi Hand & Wrist The third extensor compartment contains the extensor pollicis longus tendon, using Lister tubercle as its pulley…
Fascia or Space External Intercostal Tendinous Membrane membrana intercostalis externa Chest The external intercostal muscles transition anteriorly to an aponeurotic membrane, the external intercostal membrane, in the…
Fascia or Space External Spermatic Fascia fascia spermatica externa Pelvis & Hip The external spermatic fascia is the outermost covering of the spermatic cord and testis. It is…
Fascia or Space Fascia Lata fascia lata Thigh The fascia lata is the thick investing deep fascia of the thigh, surrounding the thigh muscles… Also: Detail
Fascia or Space Femoral Canal canalis femoralis Thigh The femoral canal is the most medial compartment of the femoral sheath, medial to the femoral…
Fascia or Space Femoral Ring anulus femoralis Thigh The femoral ring is the superior opening of the femoral canal, bounded anteriorly by the inguinal…
Fascia or Space Femoral Sheath vagina femoralis Thigh The femoral sheath is a funnel-shaped fascial sleeve below the inguinal ligament formed by extensions of…
Fascia or Space Femoral Triangle trigonum femorale Thigh The femoral triangle is a triangular space at the anterior upper thigh bounded superiorly by the…
Fascia or Space Femoral Triangle Fascia fascia trianguli femoris Thigh The fascia lata over the femoral triangle forms the roof of the triangular space (inguinal ligament…
Fascia or Space Fibulocalcaneal Ligament Tendon (Peroneal Sheath) vagina tendinum musculi peronei communis (retinaculum superius) Foot & Ankle The superior peroneal retinaculum forms the fibrous roof of the retromalleolar groove, constraining the peroneus longus…
Fascia or Space Finger Flexor Pulley System vaginae fibrosae tendinum digitorum (systema) Hand & Wrist The annular pulley system is the fibro-osseous tunnel maintaining the flexor tendons against the phalanges. The…
Fascia or Space First Metatarsophalangeal Joint Capsule capsula articularis hallucis Foot & Ankle The first MTP joint capsule provides complete joint containment and is divided and repaired strategically in…
Fascia or Space Flexor Carpi Radialis Wrist Bursa bursa tendinis musculi flexoris carpi radialis Forearm The flexor carpi radialis tendon sheath is the synovial sleeve around the FCR tendon where it…
Fascia or Space Flexor Digitorum Longus Tendon (Knot of Henry) tendo musculi flexoris digitorum longi (nodus Henrici) Foot & Ankle The knot of Henry is the point in the sole of the foot, near the navicular,…
Fascia or Space Flexor Hallucis Longus Bursa bursa tendinis musculi flexoris hallucis longi Foot & Ankle The flexor hallucis longus tendon sheath is the synovial sleeve around the FHL tendon as it…
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