Section within the body containing muscles and nerves and surrounded by fascia
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Fascial compartment
Cross-section through middle of left leg. (Anterior compartment at upper left; lateral at center left; deep posterior at center; superficial posterior at bottom right.)
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Latin
compartimentum
TA98
A04.7.01.001
TA2
2020
FMA
322216
Anatomical terminology
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A fascial compartment[1] is a section within the body that contains muscles and nerves and is surrounded by deep fascia. In the human body, the limbs can each be divided into two segments – the upper limb can be divided into the arm and the forearm and the sectional compartments of both of these – the fascial compartments of the arm and the fascial compartments of the forearm contain an anterior and a posterior compartment. Likewise, the lower limbs can be divided into two segments – the leg and the thigh – and these contain the fascial compartments of the leg and the fascial compartments of the thigh.[2]
^Snider, Laura. "New Anatomy Content: Fascia, Fascial Compartments, and Compartment Syndrome". www.visiblebody.com. Retrieved 2023-10-23.
^Snider, Laura. "New Anatomy Content: Fascia, Fascial Compartments, and Compartment Syndrome". www.visiblebody.com. Retrieved 2023-10-23.
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