The cribriform fascia, fascia cribrosa, also Hesselbach's fascia, is the portion of fascia covering the saphenous opening in the thigh. It is perforated by the great saphenous vein and by numerous blood and lymphatic vessels. (A structure in anatomy that is pierced by several small holes is referred to as cribriform from Latin cribrum meaning sieve).[1]
Cribriform fascia | |
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Latin | fascia cribrosa |
TA98 | A04.7.03.020 |
TA2 | 2706 |
FMA | 58735 |
Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata] |
The cribriform fascia has been proposed for use in preventing new vascularization when surgery is performed at the join between the great saphenous vein and the femoral vein.[2]
When the eponym is used, it is named for Franz Kaspar Hesselbach.[3][4]
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 468 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)