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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 Linea Alba linea alba Abdomen The linea alba is the vertical tendinous raphe formed by the decussating aponeuroses of the bilateral…
Fascia or Space Little Finger Flexor Tendon Sheath Bursa bursa vaginae tendinum flexorum digiti minimi manus Hand & Wrist The little finger flexor tendon sheath is the synovial sleeve around the superficialis and profundus tendons…
Fascia or Space Masticator Space spatium massetericum Head & Skull The masticator space is the bilateral deep facial space bounded by the masseter laterally, the medial…
Fascia or Space Medial Compartment of the Foot compartimentum pedis mediale Foot & Ankle The medial compartment of the foot runs along the inside of the sole, bounded by the…
Fascia or Space Medial Compartment of the Thigh compartimentum femoris mediale Thigh The medial compartment of the thigh is the adductor compartment, lying between the anterior and posterior…
Fascia or Space Medial Intermuscular Septum Detail septum intermusculare mediale femoris detail Thigh The medial intermuscular septum separates the anterior from the medial (adductor) compartment, running from the inner…
Fascia or Space Medial Intermuscular Septum of the Thigh septum intermusculare femoris mediale Thigh The medial intermuscular septum separates the anterior quadriceps compartment from the medial adductor compartment, running from…
Fascia or Space Medial Patellar Plica plica synovialis mediopatellaris Knee The medial patellar plica is the most clinically significant synovial fold of the knee, running obliquely…
Fascia or Space Medial Patellar Retinaculum (Full) retinaculum patellae mediale (complex) Knee The medial patellar retinaculum is a multi-layered structure comprising the MPFL (primary medial patellar stabiliser at…
Fascia or Space Medial Quadriceps Expansion expansio medialis musculi quadricipitis femoris Knee The medial quadriceps expansion is the contribution of the vastus medialis obliquus (VMO) and the medial…
Fascia or Space Mesorectal Fascia fascia mesorectalis Pelvis & Hip The mesorectal fascia, or fascia propria of the rectum, is a thin envelope surrounding the rectum…
Fascia or Space Middle Finger Flexor Tendon Sheath Bursa bursa vaginae tendinum flexorum digiti medii Hand & Wrist The middle finger flexor tendon sheath is the synovial sleeve around the superficialis and profundus tendons…
Fascia or Space Midpalmar Space spatium mediopalmare Hand & Wrist The midpalmar space is the ulnar potential space in the deep palm, bounded medially by the…
Fascia or Space Muscular Triangle trigonum musculare Neck The muscular triangle is the lowest part of the anterior triangle, bounded by the midline of…
Fascia or Space Oblique Pericardial Sinus sinus obliquus pericardii Chest The oblique pericardial sinus is the posterior pericardial recess behind the left atrium, bounded by the…
Fascia or Space Obturator Canal canalis obturatorius Pelvis & Hip The obturator canal is a 2-3 cm fibro-osseous tunnel in the superolateral corner of the obturator…
Fascia or Space Obturator Fascia fascia obturatoria Pelvis & Hip The obturator fascia covers the pelvic surface of obturator internus on the side wall of the…
Fascia or Space Occipital Triangle trigonum occipitale Neck The occipital triangle is the larger upper part of the posterior triangle of the neck, above…
Fascia or Space Omoclavicular Triangle trigonum omoclaviculare Neck The omoclavicular, or subclavian, triangle is the small lower part of the posterior triangle just above…
Fascia or Space Orbital Periosteum (Periorbita) periorbita Head & Skull The periorbita is the periosteal lining of the bony orbit, continuous with the dura mater at…
Fascia or Space Orbital Preseptal Space spatium praeseptale orbitae Head & Skull The orbital septum is a fibrous membrane running from the orbital rim periosteum to the tarsal…
Fascia or Space Palmar Aponeurosis Longitudinal Bands fasciculi longitudinales aponeurosis palmaris Hand & Wrist The palmar aponeurosis longitudinal bands are the fibrous cords running from the flexor retinaculum to the…
Fascia or Space Paraglottic Space spatium paraglotticum Neck The paraglottic space is the bilateral fat-filled space within the larynx between the laryngeal ventricle (medially),…
Fascia or Space Parapharyngeal Space spatium parapharyngeum Neck The parapharyngeal space is the bilateral inverted pyramid-shaped potential space lateral to the pharynx, bounded medially…
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