Superficial fascia Flashcards
What are the layers of the ab wall?
skin superficial fascia muscles extraperitoneal fascia parietal peritoneum
What does the superficial fascia below the umbilicus of the ab wall form?
superficial fatty layer (campers fascia)
deep membranous layer (scarpas fascia)
What is the campers fascia continuous with below?
over inguinal ligament superficial fascia of the thigh and with a similar layer in the perineum
how does campers fascia continue in men?
continues to penis. loses is fat and fusses with deep layer of superficial fascia continues in scrotum and forms dartos fascia
How does campers fascia continue in women?
as part as the labia majora
What is the deeper membranous layer of the superficial fascia called?
Scarpas fascia
thin and contains lil or no fat
How does scarpas fascia continue inferiorly?
continues into thigh
below inguinal canal fuses with deep fascia of the thigh (fascia lata)
What is the scarpas fascia referred to in the perineum?
Colles fascia
continuation of Scarpas fascia
How does scarpas fascia form in men?
blends in with superficial layer continues with penis and scrotum and forms dartos fascia with superficial layer
What is the fundiform ligament of the penis?
extension of the deeper membranous layer of the superficial fascia attached to the pubic symphisis pass inferiorly to dorsum side of penis
How does scapa fascia continue in women?
continues to labia major and anterior part of perineum (collies fascia)