deep fascia

deep fascia

n.

A thin fibrous membrane forming an intricate network that envelops and separates muscles, forms sheaths for nerves and vessels, forms or strengthens ligaments around joints, envelops various organs and glands, and binds all structures together into a firm compact mass.

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deep fascia,

the most extensive of three kinds of fascia comprising an intricate series of connective sheets and bands that hold the muscles and other structures in place throughout the body, wrapping the muscles in gray, feltlike membranes. The deep fasciae comprise a continuous system, splitting and fusing in an elaborate network attached to the skeleton and divided into the outer investing layer, the internal investing layer, and the intermediate membranes. Compare subcutaneous fascia, subserous fascia.

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deep fascia (dēpˑ fāˑ·shē·),

n the connective tissue that resides through out the human body, giving support and form, and connecting all the organs and tissues.

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fascia

pl. fasciae [L.] a sheet or band of fibrous tissue such as lies deep to the skin or invests muscles and various body organs.

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fascia adherens

one of the methods of attachment of actin filaments to the sarcolemma in cardiac muscle; a continuous zone of attachment.

aponeurotic fascia

a dense, firm, fibrous membrane investing the trunk and limbs and giving off sheaths to the various muscles. Called also deep fascia.

fascia cribrosa

the superficial fascia of the thigh covering the saphenous opening.

croup and thigh fascia

extensive sheets between muscle masses giving appearance of distinct molding of muscles, especially when horses in hard training; gives extensive attachments to muscle fascicles and serves as an energy store.

crural fascia

the investing fascia of the leg.

deep fascia

aponeurotic fascia.

endothoracic fascia

that beneath the serous lining of the thoracic cavity.

extrapleural fascia

a prolongation of the endothoracic fascia sometimes found at the root of the neck, important as possibly modifying the auscultatory sounds at the apex of the lung.

iliac fascia

covers the iliopsoas muscle below the wing of the ilium.

fascia lata

the external investing fascia of the thigh. An implant of this fascia is used in operation to correct penile deviation in the bull and for reconstruction of a ruptured anterior (cranial) cruciate ligament in dogs.

leg fascia

a colloquial, non-anatomic term for the extensive fascia, especially in horses, which converts the upper limb into a series of osteofascial compartments. Consists of a superficial layer continuous with the thigh fascia, a middle layer formed by extensive aponeuroses, e.g. tensor facia lata, biceps, semitendinosus, gracilis, sartorius muscles, and a deep layer between muscles and attaching them to the tibia.

orbital fascia

three layers connecting muscles to bone, the eyeball and eyelids.

spermatic fascia

dense fascia surrounding the spermatic cord and testes; internal to the tunica dartos; in layers corresponding to the layers of abdominal muscle; an internal layer adherent to the tunica vaginalis and an external layer adherent to the skin.

superficial fascia

1. a fascial sheet lying directly beneath the skin.

2. subcutaneous tissue.

thyrolaryngeal fascia

the fascia covering the thyroid gland and attached to the cricoid cartilage.

transverse fascia

that between the transversalis muscle and the peritoneum.