Fascia Anatomy

Question 1

What are the four types of mechanoreceptors?

Answer 1

Meissner’s corpuscle, Pacinian corpuscle, Ruffini corpuscle, Merkel disks

Question 2

Where was fascia first officially defined?

Answer 2

First International Fascia Research Congress

Question 3

Fascia is composed of ________ and ________ fibers and a ground substance composed of ________ and ________.

Answer 3

Collagen, elastin, thin gel, mineral salts (in bone)

Question 4

Where do mechanoreceptors orient themselves?

Answer 4

Along fascial architecture

Question 5

When do we stop making elastin?

Answer 5

Around 12-13

Question 6

Define elasticity and plasticity.

Answer 6

Elasticity: ability to resume original shape after deformation

Plasticity: ability to retain shape after deformation

Question 7

What are the five fascial functions?

Answer 7

Packaging
Passageways
Protection
Power
Proprioception/Nociception

Question 8

How much of the ECM is water?

Answer 8

90%

Question 9

A force generated by skeletal muscle that is spread throughout the connective tissue (fascia) is called a ________.

Answer 9

Epimuscular pathway

Question 10

How was fascia described in the past?

Answer 10

Something that separated one organ from another, something that was dissected through, or something that was discarded,

Question 11

________ can be defined as all the collagenous-based soft-tissues in the body, including the cells that create and maintain that network of extra-cellular matrix.

Answer 11

Fascia

Question 12

The capability of a solid to continually yield under stress with a measurable rate of deformation is known as ________ (as a property of fascia).

Answer 12

Viscosity

Question 13

What are characteristics of superficial fascia?

Answer 13

Attached to skin
Dense at the scalp, back of neck, and palms of hands and feet
Loose everywhere else
Holds the vast majority of interstitial fluid

Question 14

What are the three classes of molecules contained within the ECM?

Answer 14

Structural proteins (collagen and elastins)
Proteoglycans
Adhesive glycoproteins (fibronectins and laminins)

Question 15

What are characteristics of deep fascia?

Answer 15

Partitions muscles into groups
Densely packed (thin and strong)
Most extensive
External investing and deep investing layers

Question 16

What does inelastic fascia assist with and where is it found?

Answer 16

Increased pressure within a compartment to aid in blood and lymph circulation. Anterior compartment of the crus

Question 17

What does fascia need to function properly?

Answer 17

Water

Question 18

In relation to the interconnectedness of fascia, what happens when your inhale/exhale?

Answer 18

Inhale: spinal curves straighten, extremities externally rotate

Exhale: spinal curves are exaggerated, extremities internally rotate