| zonular spaces | The spaces between the fibres of the ciliary zonule at the equator of the lens of the eye. Synonym: spatia zonularia, Petit's canals. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| zonular | Relating to a zonula. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| zonular band | Fibres of the articular capsule of the hip joint encircling the neck of the femur. Synonym: orbicular zone, ring ligament, zonular band. (05 Mar 2000) |
| zonular cataract | A cataract in which the opacity is limited to the cortex. Synonym: zonular cataract. (05 Mar 2000) |
| zonular fibres | Delicate fibres that pass from the equator of the lens to the ciliary body, collectively known as the ciliary zonule. Synonym: fibrae zonulares. (05 Mar 2000) |
| zonular layer | A thin layer of white substance covering the upper surface of the thalamus and forming part of the floor of the body of the lateral ventricle, a layer of white substance on the surface of the superior colliculus. Synonym: stratum zonale. (05 Mar 2000) |
| zonular scotoma | A curved scotoma not corresponding to the path of retinal nerve fibres. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Magendie's spaces | Space's between the pia and arachnoid at the level of the fissures of the brain. (05 Mar 2000) |
| perineal spaces | See: deep perineal space, superficial perineal space. (05 Mar 2000) |
| haversian spaces | <anatomy> Space's in bone formed by the enlargement of haversian canals. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Schwalbe's spaces | <anatomy, nerve> The spaces within the internal sheath of the optic nerve, between the arachnoidal and pial layers, filled with cerebrospinal fluid and continuous with the subarachnoid space. Synonym: spatia intervaginalia nervi optici, intersheath spaces of optic nerve, Schwalbe's spaces. (05 Mar 2000) |
| spaces of iridocorneal angle | Irregularly shaped endothelium-lined spaces within the trabecular reticulum, through which the aqueous filters to reach the sinus venosus sclerae. Synonym: spatia anguli iridocornealis, ciliary canals, Fontana's spaces. (05 Mar 2000) |
| suprahepatic spaces | The recesses in the peritoneal cavity between the anterior part of the liver and the diaphragm, separated into right and left by the falciform ligament. Synonym: recessus subphrenici, suprahepatic spaces. (05 Mar 2000) |
| interosseous metacarpal spaces | The spaces between the metacarpal bones in the hand. Synonym: spatia interossea metacarpi. (05 Mar 2000) |
| interosseous metatarsal spaces | The spaces between the metatarsal bones in the foot. Synonym: spatia interossea metatarsi. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intersheath spaces of optic nerve | <anatomy, nerve> The spaces within the internal sheath of the optic nerve, between the arachnoidal and pial layers, filled with cerebrospinal fluid and continuous with the subarachnoid space. Synonym: spatia intervaginalia nervi optici, intersheath spaces of optic nerve, Schwalbe's spaces. (05 Mar 2000) |