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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 Flexor Retinaculum (Ankle, Tarsal Tunnel) retinaculum flexorum pedis (retinaculum mediale) Foot & Ankle The flexor retinaculum (laciniate ligament) forms the roof of the tarsal tunnel, converting the medial ankle…
Fascia or Space Glenohumeral Joint: Inferior Recess recessus axillaris articulationis humeri Shoulder The axillary (inferior) recess is the dependent fold of the glenohumeral joint capsule that unfolds during…
Fascia or Space Glenohumeral Posterior Recess recessus posterior articulationis humeri Shoulder The posterior glenohumeral recess is the synovial extension of the glenohumeral joint between the posterior glenoid…
Fascia or Space Glenohumeral Superior Recess recessus superior articulationis humeri Shoulder The superior glenohumeral recess is the synovial extension of the glenohumeral joint into the rotator interval…
Fascia or Space Gluteal Compartment compartimentum gluteale Pelvis & Hip The gluteal region is enclosed by the gluteal fascia and is often described as three compartments:…
Fascia or Space Gluteal Fascia fascia glutea Pelvis & Hip The gluteal fascia is the deep fascia of the buttock. Over gluteus medius it is a…
Fascia or Space Greater Sciatic Foramen Space spatium foraminis ischiadici majoris Pelvis & Hip The greater sciatic foramen is the large opening between the greater sciatic notch of the ilium…
Fascia or Space Guyon Canal canalis Guyoni Hand & Wrist Guyon canal (ulnar canal) is the fibro-osseous tunnel at the wrist through which the ulnar nerve…
Fascia or Space Heel Fat Pad Septae septa corpori adiposi calcanei Foot & Ankle The heel fat pad septae are fibrous septa within the plantar heel fat pad that divide…
Fascia or Space Henry’s Node of the Foot nodus Henrici, crux tendinum pedis Foot & Ankle Henry's node (master knot of Henry) is the crossing point of the flexor hallucis longus and…
Fascia or Space Hepatorenal Recess (Morison’s Pouch) recessus hepatorenalis (recessus subhepaticus posterior) Abdomen The hepatorenal recess (Morison's pouch) is the most dependent posterior peritoneal space in the supine patient,…
Fascia or Space Hesselbach Triangle Boundaries trigonum inguinale (Hesselbach) Abdomen Hesselbach triangle is a weak area of the posterior inguinal wall bounded laterally by the inferior…
Fascia or Space Hip Anterior Recess recessus anterior articulationis coxae Pelvis & Hip The anterior recess of the hip joint is the redundant anterior capsular fold that accommodates hip…
Fascia or Space Hip Joint Inferior Capsular Recess recessus inferior capsulae coxae Pelvis & Hip The inferior capsular recess of the hip is the lower pocket of the joint capsule that…
Fascia or Space Hip Posterior Recess recessus posterior articulationis coxae Pelvis & Hip The posterior hip recess is the posteroinferior synovial extension of the hip joint capsule between the…
Fascia or Space Hypothenar Compartment compartimentum hypothenaris Hand & Wrist The hypothenar compartment forms the fleshy ulnar border of the palm. It contains abductor digiti minimi,…
Fascia or Space Iliac Fascia fascia iliaca Pelvis & Hip The iliac fascia covers the iliacus muscle on the inner surface of the iliac fossa, continuous…
Fascia or Space Iliopsoas Compartment at the Hip compartimentum iliopsoaticum ad coxam Pelvis & Hip The iliopsoas compartment at the hip is the fascial space occupied by the iliopsoas tendon and…
Fascia or Space Index Finger Flexor Tendon Sheath Bursa bursa vaginae tendinum flexorum digiti indicis Hand & Wrist The index finger flexor tendon sheath is the synovial sleeve that wraps the superficialis and profundus…
Fascia or Space Inferior Extensor Retinaculum (Ankle) retinaculum musculorum extensorum inferius pedis Foot & Ankle The inferior extensor retinaculum is a Y-shaped structure with a lateral stem from the calcaneus and…
Fascia or Space Inferior Lumbar Triangle trigonum lumbale inferius Lower Back The inferior lumbar triangle, or Petit triangle, is a small gap just above the iliac crest…
Fascia or Space Infracolic Compartment compartimentum infracolicum Abdomen The infracolic compartment is the portion of the peritoneal cavity below the transverse mesocolon, containing the…
Fascia or Space Infrapatellar Plica (Ligamentum Mucosum) ligamentum mucosum genus Knee The infrapatellar plica (ligamentum mucosum) is a fold of synovial tissue running from the infrapatellar fat…
Fascia or Space Infrapiriform Foramen Space spatium foraminis infrapiriforme Pelvis & Hip The infrapiriform foramen is the lower division of the greater sciatic foramen below the piriformis muscle,…
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