Fascia Flashcards
Where can fascia be located?
Deep to Skin
Surrounding Organs and Tissues
(Superficial or Deep)
What is fascia?
Fibrous connective tissue (seran wrap)
Where is superficial fascia located?
Just deep to the skin
What is the function of superficial fascia?
Allows skin to move independent of deeper structures.
What is superficial fascia composed of?
Irregularly arranged connective tissue and fat.
Varies in thickness.
Where is deep fascia located?
Surrounds... Muscles Bones Nerves Vessels
What is the function of deep fascia?
protection
What is deep fascia composed of?
Dense inelastic fibrous connective tissue.
What are the three main deep fasciae of the face?
Temporal
Masseteric-partoid
Pterygoid
What does the temporal fascia protect?
Temporalis muscle and zygomatic arch.
What does the masseteric-parotid fascia protect?
Masseter and parotid gland
What does the pterygoid fascia protect?
Medial surface of the medial pterygoid.
Vertebral fascia is associated with what group of fasciae?
Deep Cervical Fasciae
What is Vertebral fascia continuous with?
masseteric-partoid fascia
What does the investing fascia enclose?
Submandibular and parotid glands
What does the investing fascia encase?
SCM and trapezius
What vertebrae are protected by the Vertebral fascia?
spinal chord and associated muscles
True or False, the Carotid Sheath and Visceral Fascia are associated with the Deep Cervical Fasciae.
True
What does the carotid sheath surround?
SCM and Carotids
What innervation is associated with the Carotid Sheath?
Cranial nerve X
What structures are protected by the Visceral Fascia?
Trachea
Esophagus
Thyroid gland
Investing fascia is associated with what Fasciae group?
Deep Cervical Fasciae
