skin and fascias

Question 1

2 parts of skin (organ)

Answer 1

• epidermis

- dermis

Question 2

epidermis

Answer 2

outer cellular layer of stratified squamous epithelium which is avascular and varies in thickness

Question 3

dermis

Answer 3

dense bed of vascular connective tissue

Question 4

3 functions of skin

Answer 4

• mechanical and permeability barrier
• sensory and thermoregulatory organ
• can also initiate primary immune responses

Question 5

fascia

Answer 5

connective tissue containing varying amounts of fat that separate, support and interconnect organs and structures, enable movement of one structure relative to another and allow the transit of vessels and nerves from one area to another

Question 6

2 types of fascia

Answer 6

• superficial

- deep

Question 7

superficial (subcutaneous) fascia

Answer 7

• lies just deep to and is attached to the dermis of the skin
• made up of loose connective tissue usually containing a large amount of fat

Question 8

3 functions of superficial (subcutaneous) fascia

Answer 8

• allows movement of the skin over deeper areas of the body
• acts as a conduit for vessels and nerves coursing to and from the skin
• serves as an energy (fat) reservoir

Question 9

deep fascia

Answer 9

• consists of dense organized connective tissue
• attached to deep surface of superficial fascia
• forms thin fibrous covering over most of the deeper region of the body

Question 10

intermuscular septum

Answer 10

Fibrous connective-tissue sheets that partition muscle groups in the limb

Question 11

retinaculum

Answer 11

a structure that retains an organ or tissue in place

Question 12

extraperitoneal fascia (like endothoracic fascia)

Answer 12

layer of deep fascia separating the parietal peritoneum from the transversalis fascia