Fascia

  • 91fascia axillaris — [TA] axillary fascia the investing fascia of the armpit which passes between the lateral borders of the pectoralis major and latissimus dorsi muscles …

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  • 92fascia dorsalis pedis — [TA] dorsal fascia of foot: the investing fascia on the dorsum of the foot …

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  • 93fascia iliopsoas — [TA] iliopsoas fascia a strong fascia covering the inner surface of the iliac and psoas muscles; it has both an iliac part (pars iliaca) and a psoas part (pars psoatica). Called also f. iliaca [TA alternative] …

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  • 94fascia inferior diaphragmatis pelvis — [TA] inferior fascia of pelvic diaphragm the fascia that covers the lower surface of the coccygeus and levator ani muscles, forming the medial wall of the ischiorectal fossa; called also ischiorectal f. and inferior layer of pelvic diaphragm …

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  • 95fascia investiens abdominis — [TA] investing abdominal fascia: a collective term for the thin layers of deep fascia covering the external aspects of the muscle layers of the anterolateral abdominal wall and their aponeuroses; it is subdivided into superficial, intermediate,… …

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  • 96fascia investiens profunda abdominis — [TA] deep investing abdominal fascia: the deep fascia investing the deepest of the three layers of musculature in the anterolateral abdominal wall; it overlies the transversus abdominis muscle …

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  • 97fascia investiens superficialis abdominis — [TA] superficial investing abdominal fascia: the deep fascia investing the most superficial of the three layers of musculature in the anterolateral abdominal wall; it overlies the external oblique muscle …

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  • 98fascia musculi piriformis — [TA] piriformis fascia: an extension of the parietal pelvic fascia that surrounds the piriformis muscle …

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  • 99fascia nuchae — [TA] nuchal fascia the fascia on the muscles in the dorsal region of the neck …

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  • 100fascia parietalis — [TA] parietal fascia: a general term for any fascia that lies outside the parietal layer of a serosa and lines the wall of a body cavity …

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