Fascia

Question 1

Define fascia

Answer 1

The connective tissue that lies directly under the skin, connecting the skin above to underlying muscles or bones below

Question 2

What is the fascia divided into?

Answer 2

Superficial & deep

Question 3

What is superficial?

Answer 3

It’s a fibrous tissue filled with fat

Question 4

What is the deep fascial

Answer 4

It’s a dense fibrous tissue, deep to the superficial fascia

Question 5

Where is the deep fascia thicker?

Answer 5

Distal joints forming the “retinacula”
In the palms of the hands and soles of the feet, forming the “aponeurosis” to protect the underlying tissue
It divides the skeletal muscle into groups by barriers called”intermuscular septa”

Question 6

Where is the superficial fascia thick and rich in fat?

Answer 6

Breast, anterior abdominal wall, buttock

Question 7

Where is the superficial fascia thin and devoid in fat?

Answer 7

Eyelids, ear auricles

Question 8

Where does the superficial have dense collagen fibers

Answer 8

Scalp, back of the neck, palms of the hands and soles of the feet

Question 9

Functions of the superficial fascia

Answer 9

Prevents heat loss
Thicker in the women