| fascia | <anatomy> The flat layers of fibrous tissue that separate differnet layers of tissue. (16 Dec 1997) |
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| fascia adherens | A broad intercellular junction in the intercalated disk of cardiac muscle that anchors actin filaments. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fascia antebrachii | It is continuous with the brachial fascia; in the region of the wrist it forms two thickened bands, the extensor and flexor retinacula. Synonym: fascia antebrachii, deep fascia of forearm, fascia of forearm. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fascia axillaris | The fascia that forms the floor of the axilla. It is continuous with the pectoral and clavipectoral fascia anteriorly, with the brachial fascia laterally, and with the fascia of the latissimus dorsi and serratus anterior muscles posteriorly and medially. Synonym: fascia axillaris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fascia brachii | The deep fascia of the arm; it is continuous proximally with the pectoral fascia and the fascia covering the deltoid; distally it is continuous with the antebrachial fascia. Synonym: fascia brachii, deep fascia of arm. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fascia buccopharyngea | The fascia that covers the muscular layer of the pharynx and is continued forward onto the buccinator muscle. Synonym: fascia buccopharyngea. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fascia bulbi | A condensation of connective tissue on the outer aspect of the sclera from which it is separated by a narrow cleftlike episcleral space; the sheath is attached to the sclera near the sclerocorneal junction and blends with the fascia of the extraocular muscles. Synonym: vagina bulbi, capsula bulbi, eye capsule, fascia bulbi, sheath of eyeball, Tenon's capsule, vagina oculi. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fascia cervicalis | Fascia of the neck; it is divided into an external or investing layer (superficial lamina) that surrounds the neck and encloses the trapezius and sternocleidomastoid muscles, a middle or pretracheal layer in relation to the infrahyoid muscles, and a deep or prevertebral layer applied to the vertebrae and axial muscles. Synonym: fascia cervicalis, deep fascia of neck, fascia cervicalis profunda. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fascia cervicalis profunda | Fascia of the neck; it is divided into an external or investing layer (superficial lamina) that surrounds the neck and encloses the trapezius and sternocleidomastoid muscles, a middle or pretracheal layer in relation to the infrahyoid muscles, and a deep or prevertebral layer applied to the vertebrae and axial muscles. Synonym: fascia cervicalis, deep fascia of neck, fascia cervicalis profunda. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fascia cinerea | A small paired band that passes around the splenium of the corpus callosum from the lateral longitudinal stria to the dentate gyrus. Synonym: gyrus fasciolaris, fascia cinerea, fasciola cinerea. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fascia clavipectoralis | A fascia that extends between the coracoid process, the clavicle, and the thoracic wall. It includes the muscular fascia which envelops the subclavius and pectoralis minor muscles and the strong membrane (costocoracoid membrane) formed in the interval between them, and the suspensory ligament of the axilla. The clavipectoral fascia (and the muscles it envelopes) constitute the deep anterior wall of the axilla. Synonym: fascia clavipectoralis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fascia clitoridis | Fibrous tissue comparable to the fascia of the penis. Synonym: fascia clitoridis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fascia cremasterica | H;one of the coverings of the spermatic cord, formed of delicate connective tissue and of muscular fibres derived from the internal oblique muscle (cremaster muscle). See: aponeurosis of internal abdominal oblique muscle. Synonym: fascia cremasterica, Cooper's fascia, Scarpa's sheath. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fascia cribrosa | The part of the superficial fascia of the thigh that covers the saphenous opening. Synonym: fascia cribrosa, Hesselbach's fascia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fascia cruris | Fascia of the leg; it is continuous with the fascia lata and is attached proximally to the patella, ligamentum patellae, the tubercle and condyles of the tibia, and the head of the fibula; distally it is thickened to form the flexor and extensor retinacula. Synonym: fascia cruris, deep fascia of leg, fascia of leg. (05 Mar 2000) |