prevertebral space

prevertebral space
1. a potential space between the prevertebral fascia and the bodies of the vertebrae, attached to the transverse process of the vertebrae, and extending from the base of the skull to the coccyx; it contains muscles, nerves, the vertebral artery and vein, and the vertebral bodies. Called also paravertebral s. 2. danger s. 3. Holzknecht s.

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  • Prevertebral fascia — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = lamina prevertebralis fasciae cervicalis GraySubject = 111 GrayPage = 389 Caption = Prevertebral fascia labeled in red, both according to older litterature (e.g. Gray s) and newer litteratureEssential… …   Wikipedia

  • Danger space — Section of the neck at about the level of the sixth cervical vertebra. Showing the arrangement of the fascia coli. The danger space is a region of the neck.[1] …   Wikipedia

  • paravertebral space — prevertebral s. (def. 1) …   Medical dictionary

  • Retropharyngeal space — Infobox Anatomy Name = Retropharyngeal space Latin = spatium retropharyngeum GraySubject = 111 GrayPage = 390 Caption = Section of the neck at about the level of the sixth cervical vertebra. Showing the arrangement of the fascia coli. Caption2 =… …   Wikipedia

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  • Holzknecht space — the middle one of the three clear lung fields in the radiograph of the chest in oblique projection when the rays pass from the left posteriorly to the right anteriorly; called also H. s., prevertebral s., and retrocardiac s …   Medical dictionary

  • retrovisceral space — a subdivision of the spatium retropharyngeum lying between the pretracheal and prevertebral layers of the deep cervical fascia. Called also retropharyngeal s …   Medical dictionary

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