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Compartment (anatomy)
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Fascial compartment
A
fascial compartment
is a section within the body that contains
muscles
and
nerves
and is surrounded by
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
.
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