fascia /fas·cia/ (fash´e-ah) pl. fas´ciae [L.] a sheet or band of fibrous tissue such as lies deep to the skin or invests muscles and various body organs.fas´cial
Scarpa's fascia,
fascia adhe´rens that portion of the junctional complex of the cells of an intercalated disk that is the counterpart of the zonula adherens of epithelial cells.
fascia cribro´sa the superficial fascia of the thigh covering the saphenous opening.
endothoracic fascia that beneath the serous lining of the thoracic cavity.
fascia profun´da a dense, firm, fibrous membrane investing the trunk and limbs and giving off sheaths to the various muscles.
Scarpa's fascia the deep membranous layer of the subcutaneous abdominal fascia.
fascia of Tenon see under capsule.
Tyrrell's fascia rectovesical septum.
Scar·pa's fascia (skär p z)n. The deeper, membranous or lamellar part of the subcutaneous tissue of the lower abdominal wall. |
Scarpa's fascia,
the thin, membranous deeper layer of fascia in the abdominal wall.
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