Fascia Flashcards
May form body wide signaling system
Fascia
Layer of loose connective tissue that lies deep to dermis of skin and binds it to underlying structures
Superficial fascia
Helps return skin to original position
Elastin
Collagen sheets =
Mobility
Dense regular connective tissue continuous with deep surface of superficial fascia
Deep fascia
Allows skin to be mobile over underlying structures
Superficial fascia
Predominant cells in fascia
Fibroblasts
Important cells for mechanotransduction
Fibroblasts
3 types of connective tissue associated with muscle
Epimysium
Perimysium
Endomysium
Dense collagenous connective tissue that surrounds entire muscle
Epimysium
Physiologic mechanical stimuli into bio mechanical responses
Mechanotransduction
Thin reticular connective tissue that surrounds individual muscle cells
Endomysium
Separates skeletal muscle into muscle fascicles
Perimysium
Acts like internal tendon by helping transmit forces
Perimysium
Fascicles vary in size so does thickness of
Perimysium
Thick fascicles = large perimysium