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fascia (superficial/deep)

A sheet or band of fibrous tissue that support organs & hold them in place. Fascia is found in two regions: 1) Superficial fascia: - the continuous sheet of tissue that underlies the skin & contains adipose tissue to insulate & protect the skin. 2) Deep fascia: - covers, separates & protects skeletal muscles. [Latin, a band or fillet]

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fasciitis

Specific

alar fascia antebrachial fascia (deep fascia of the forearm, fascia of the forearm) axillary fascia brachial fascia (deep fascia of the arm) buccopharyngeal fascia camper fascia (fatty superficial layer of superficial fascia) clavipectoral fascia Colles fascia cremasteric/cooper fascia (scarpa sheath) cribriform fascia (Hasselbach fascia) crural fascia (deep fascia of leg) dartos fascia (superficial fascia of scrotum, tunica (carnea/dartos)) deep cervical fascia (fascia of the neck) dorsal fascia of hand external spermatic fascia fascia lata fascia of penis; Buck fascia; deep fascia of penis hypothenar fascia iliac fascia iliopubic tract (deep crural arch, Thompson ligament) iliotibial tract (iliotibial band) internal spermatic fascia (infundibulum fascia, tunica vaginalis communis) masseteric fascia obturator fascia palmar fascia parietal pelvic fascia (endopelvic fascia) parotid fascia (fibrous capsule of parotid gland) parotideomasseteric fascia pectoral fascia pelvic fascia pharyngobasilar fascia plantar aponeurosis plantar fascia presacral fascia (retrorectal lamina of endopelvic fascia) pretracheal fscia, (middle cervical/Porter fascia) prevertebral fascia psoas fascia quadratus lumborum fascia rectovesical fascia; Tyrell fascia; Denonvilliers aponeurosis; septum rectvesicale rectvesical septum (Tyrrell fascia, Denonvillier's aponeurosis) renal fascia (Gerota's fascia) scarpa fascia (deep membranous layer of superficial fascia) superior fascia of pelvic diaphragm temporal fascia tendinous arch Tenon's capsule; fascia bulbi; bulbar sheath thenar fascia thoracolumbar fascia/aponeurosis transversalis fascia umbilicovesical fascia vesical fascia visceral fascia (deep fascia)

General

connective tissue

References

  1. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999.
  2. Memmler's The Structure & Function of the Human Body, 7th edition, BJ Cohen & DL Wood (eds), Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA 2000.