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<p>In <a href="Anatomy" title="Anatomy">anatomy</a>, a <b>spatium</b> or <b>anatomic space</b> is a space (cavity or gap). Anatomic spaces are often landmarks to find other important structures. When they fill with gases (such as air) or liquids (such as blood) in pathological ways, they can suffer conditions such as <a href="Pneumothorax" title="Pneumothorax">pneumothorax</a>, <a href="Edema" title="Edema">edema</a>, or <a href="Pericardial_effusion" title="Pericardial effusion">pericardial effusion</a>. Many anatomic spaces are <a href="Potential_space" title="Potential space">potential spaces</a>, which means that they are potential rather than realized (with their realization being dynamic according to <a href="Physiology" title="Physiology">physiologic</a> or <a href="Pathophysiology" title="Pathophysiology">pathophysiologic</a> events). In other words, they are like an empty plastic bag that has not been opened (two walls collapsed against each other; no interior <a href="Volume" title="Volume">volume</a> until opened) or a balloon that has not been inflated.
</p><p>Examples of anatomic spaces (or potential spaces) include:
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<ul><li><a href="Axillary_space" title="Axillary space">Axillary space</a></li>
<li><a href="Buccal_space" title="Buccal space">Buccal space</a></li>
<li><a href="Canine_space" title="Canine space">Canine space</a></li>
<li><a href="Cystohepatic_triangle" title="Cystohepatic triangle">Cystohepatic triangle</a></li>
<li><a href="Deep_perineal_pouch" title="Deep perineal pouch">Deep perineal space</a></li>
<li><a href="Deep_temporal_space" title="Deep temporal space">Deep temporal space</a></li>
<li><a href="Epidural_space" title="Epidural space">Epidural space</a></li>
<li><a href="Extraperitoneal_space" title="Extraperitoneal space">Extraperitoneal space</a></li>
<li><a href="Fascial_spaces_of_the_head_and_neck" title="Fascial spaces of the head and neck">Fascial spaces of the head and neck</a></li>
<li><a href="Infratemporal_space" title="Infratemporal space">Infratemporal space</a></li>
<li><a href="Intercostal_space" title="Intercostal space">Intercostal space</a></li>
<li><a href="Intermembrane_space" title="Intermembrane space">Intermembrane space</a></li>
<li><a href="Fluid_compartments" title="Fluid compartments">Interstitial spaces</a></li>
<li><a href="Mental_space_(anatomy)" title="Mental space (anatomy)">Mental space</a></li>
<li><a href="Pericardial_cavity" class="mw-redirect" title="Pericardial cavity">Pericardial space</a></li>
<li><a href="Peritoneum" title="Peritoneum">Intraperitoneal space</a></li>
<li><a href="Pleural_cavity" title="Pleural cavity">Pleural space</a></li>
<li><a href="Potential_space" title="Potential space">Potential space</a></li>
<li><a href="Pterygomandibular_space" title="Pterygomandibular space">Pterygomandibular space</a></li>
<li><a href="Quadrangular_space" title="Quadrangular space">Quadrangular space</a></li>
<li><a href="Retroperitoneal_space" title="Retroperitoneal space">Retroperitoneal space</a></li>
<li><a href="Retropharyngeal_space" title="Retropharyngeal space">Retropharyngeal space</a></li>
<li><a href="Retropubic_space" title="Retropubic space">Retropubic space</a></li>
<li><a href="Subarachnoid_space" class="mw-redirect" title="Subarachnoid space">Subarachnoid space</a></li>
<li><a href="Subdural_space" title="Subdural space">Subdural space</a></li>
<li><a href="Sublingual_space" title="Sublingual space">Sublingual space</a></li>
<li><a href="Submandibular_space" title="Submandibular space">Submandibular space</a></li>
<li><a href="Submasseteric_space" title="Submasseteric space">Submasseteric space</a></li>
<li><a href="Traube's_space" title="Traube's space">Traube's space</a></li></ul>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2></div>
<ul><li><a href="Body_cavity" title="Body cavity">Body cavity</a></li></ul></div><!--htdig_noindex--><div><div class="zim-footer">
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