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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 Infratemporal Fossa fossa infratemporalis Head & Skull The infratemporal fossa is the irregular space deep to the zygomatic arch and posterior to the…
Fascia or Space Inguinal Canal canalis inguinalis Pelvis & Hip The inguinal canal is an oblique passage through the anterior abdominal wall, approximately 4 cm long…
Fascia or Space Inguinal Canal Walls canalis inguinalis, parietes Abdomen The inguinal canal is a 4 cm oblique passage through the anterior abdominal wall, with four…
Fascia or Space Internal Spermatic Fascia fascia spermatica interna Pelvis & Hip The internal spermatic fascia is the innermost of the three coverings of the spermatic cord. It…
Fascia or Space Interosseous Compartment of the Foot compartimentum pedis interosseum Foot & Ankle The interosseous compartment of the foot lies between the metatarsals, enclosed by the plantar and dorsal…
Fascia or Space Interosseous Compartments of the Hand compartimenta interossea manus Hand & Wrist The interosseous compartments of the hand are four narrow spaces between neighbouring metacarpals, enclosed by palmar…
Fascia or Space Investing Layer of Deep Cervical Fascia lamina superficialis fasciae cervicalis profundae Neck The investing (superficial) layer of deep cervical fascia is the outermost layer of the deep cervical…
Fascia or Space Ischioanal Fossa fossa ischioanalis Pelvis & Hip The ischioanal fossa (ischiorectal fossa) is the wedge-shaped fat-filled space lateral to the anal canal and…
Fascia or Space Kager Fat Pad Kager fat pad Foot & Ankle The Kager fat pad is a triangle of fat that fills the space in front of…
Fascia or Space Knee Joint Capsule (Posterolateral) capsula articularis genus (pars posterolateralis) Knee The posterolateral knee capsule is the primary containment structure of the posterolateral corner, reinforced by the…
Fascia or Space Knee Posterior Synovial Recess recessus posterior articulationis genus Knee The posterior synovial recess of the knee joint is the posterior extension of the knee joint…
Fascia or Space Knee Posterolateral Recess recessus posterolateralis articulationis genus Knee The posterolateral recess of the knee joint is the posterior extension of the lateral tibiofemoral compartment…
Fascia or Space Lateral Compartment of the Foot compartimentum pedis laterale Foot & Ankle The lateral compartment of the foot runs along the outer side of the sole, bounded by…
Fascia or Space Lateral Compartment of the Leg compartimentum laterale cruris Lower Leg The lateral (peroneal) compartment is bounded by the fibula, anterior and posterior intermuscular septa, and the…
Fascia or Space Lateral Elbow Recess recessus lateralis cubiti Upper Arm The lateral elbow recess is a synovial extension of the elbow joint capsule in the lateral…
Fascia or Space Lateral Intermuscular Septum Detail septum intermusculare laterale femoris detail Thigh The lateral intermuscular septum runs from the inner fascia lata to the lateral femoral linea aspera,…
Fascia or Space Lateral Intermuscular Septum of the Thigh septum intermusculare femoris laterale Thigh The lateral intermuscular septum extends from the iliotibial band to the lateral femur, separating the anterior…
Fascia or Space Lateral Patellar Plica plica synovialis lateralis patellae Knee The lateral patellar plica is a synovial fold on the lateral aspect of the knee joint,…
Fascia or Space Lateral Patellar Retinaculum retinaculum patellae laterale Knee The lateral patellar retinaculum is the fibrous expansion on the lateral side of the knee joint…
Fascia or Space Left Paracolic Gutter sulcus paracolicus sinister Abdomen The left paracolic gutter is the peritoneal recess between the lateral border of the descending colon…
Fascia or Space Left Subphrenic Space spatium subphrenicum sinistrum Abdomen The left subphrenic space is the peritoneal recess between the left lobe of the liver, the…
Fascia or Space Lesser Sac (Omental Bursa) bursa omentalis (saccus minor) Abdomen The lesser sac (omental bursa) is the peritoneal space posterior to the stomach and lesser omentum,…
Fascia or Space Lesser Sac Inferior Recess recessus inferior sacci minoris Abdomen The inferior recess of the lesser sac extends between the layers of the greater omentum toward…
Fascia or Space Lesser Sciatic Foramen foramen ischiadicum minus Pelvis & Hip The lesser sciatic foramen is the opening formed below the sacrospinous ligament and above the sacrotuberous…
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