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 SpacePararectal Fasciafascia pararectalisPelvis & HipThe lateral connective tissue envelope of the mesorectum, forming the "holy plane" of TME dissection between…
Fascia or SpacePararectal Fossafossa pararectalisPelvis & HipThe pararectal fossae are peritoneal depressions on either side of the rectum formed by the pararectal…
Fascia or SpaceParavesical Fossafossa paravesicalisPelvis & HipThe paravesical fossae are peritoneal depressions on each side of the urinary bladder, bounded medially by…
Fascia or SpaceParona Spacespatium ParonaeForearmParona space is the potential space in the distal anterior forearm between the flexor digitorum profundus…
Fascia or SpaceParotid Fasciafascia parotideaHead & SkullThe parotid fascia is the tough capsule that encloses the parotid gland. It is formed by…
Fascia or SpaceParotid Spacespatium parotideumHead & SkullThe parotid space is the compartment within the parotid fascia containing the parotid gland, the extratemporal…
Fascia or SpacePectoral Fasciafascia pectoralisChestThe pectoral fascia is the thin layer of deep fascia covering the front of pectoralis major.…
Fascia or SpacePericardial Cavitycavitas pericardialisChestThe pericardial cavity is the potential space between the visceral pericardium (epicardium) and the parietal pericardium,…
Fascia or SpacePerineal Membranemembrana perineiPelvis & HipThe perineal membrane is a tough, roughly triangular sheet stretching across the front half of the…
Fascia or SpacePeritoneal Cavitycavitas peritonealisAbdomenThe peritoneal cavity is the potential space between the visceral peritoneum (covering the abdominal organs) and…
Fascia or SpacePeritonsillar Spacespatium periamygdalinumHead & SkullThe peritonsillar space is the potential space between the tonsillar capsule and the superior pharyngeal constrictor…
Fascia or SpacePeriureteric Fasciafascia periuretericaAbdomenThe loose areolar sheath surrounding the ureter throughout its course, derived from the subperitoneal and retroperitoneal…
Fascia or SpacePeroneal Retinaculum (Inferior)retinaculum musculorum peroneorum inferiusFoot & AnkleThe inferior peroneal retinaculum is the distal restraint for the peroneal tendons as they course along…
Fascia or SpacePeroneal Retromalleolar Bursabursa retromalleolaris peronaeorumFoot & AnkleThe common fibular (peroneal) tendon sheath is the synovial sleeve that wraps peroneus longus and brevis…
Fascia or SpacePeroneal Superior Retinaculum Complexretinaculum musculorum fibularium superiusFoot & AnkleThe superior peroneal retinaculum (SPR) is the fibrous band from the posterolateral fibula to the calcaneal…
Fascia or SpacePharyngobasilar Fasciafascia pharyngobasilarisNeckThe pharyngobasilar fascia is a strong fibrous layer lying deep to the pharyngeal constrictor muscles. It…
Fascia or SpacePleural Cavitycavitas pleuralisChestThe pleural cavity is the potential space between the visceral pleura (covering the lung surface) and…
Fascia or SpacePopliteal Fossafossa popliteaKneeThe popliteal fossa is the diamond-shaped space posterior to the knee joint, bounded superolaterally by biceps…
Fascia or SpacePosterior Ankle Bursabursa tendinis calcanei posteriorFoot & AnkleKager's fat pad fills the triangular space in front of the Achilles tendon, behind the flexor…
Fascia or SpacePosterior Ankle Capsulecapsula articulationis talocruralis posteriorFoot & AnkleThe posterior ankle capsule is the posterior fibrous reinforcement of the ankle joint between the posterior…
Fascia or SpacePosterior Ankle Joint Recessrecessus posterior articulationis talocruralisFoot & AnkleThe posterior ankle joint recess is the posterior extension of the tibiotalar synovial space between the…
Fascia or SpacePosterior Capsule (Knee)capsula posterior articularis genusKneeThe posterior knee capsule resists hyperextension and encloses the posterior joint space. It is taut in…
Fascia or SpacePosterior Compartment of the Armcompartimentum brachii posteriusUpper ArmThe posterior compartment of the arm is the extensor compartment behind the humerus and intermuscular septa.…
Fascia or SpacePosterior Compartment of the Forearmcompartimentum antebrachii posteriusForearmThe posterior compartment of the forearm is the extensor-supinator compartment behind the radius, ulna and interosseous…
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