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Named fascial layers

Every fascia named after a person. Essential for oral exams in surgery and anatomy.

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  1. Gerota's Fascia
    • Fascia of the kidney
  2. Dartos fascia
    • Fascia of the scrotum
  3. Buck's Fascia
    • Deep Fascia of the Penis
  4. Camper's Fascia
    • Superficial Fascia of the abdomen
  5. Scarpa’s fascia
    • Deep Fascia in the abdomen
  6. Colles' Fascia
    • Perineal Fascia
    • It is sometimes considered a continuation of the Scarpa's Fascia
  7. Sibson's fascia
    • Anchors the dome of the cervical pleura
    • Lines the cervical parietal pleura
    • Suprapleural Membrane
    • Lying on it are the subclavian vessels and other structures in the root of the neck. The function of the membrane is to provide rigidity to the thoracic inlet that prevents distortion due to changes in intrathoracic pressure during respiration.
  8. Richet's Fascia
    • Umbilical Fascia
      • Relevant for Umbilical Hernia-> Weakened fascia leads to herniation
  9. Waldeyer's Fascia
    • Retrosacral Fascia
      • Divides the retrosacral space into a superior and inferior compartments
      • Originates from the presacral parietal fascia at S2-S4, and fuses with the visceral fascia at the posterior aspect of the Rectum
  10. Denonvilier's Fascia
    • Rectovesicular Septum
  11. Trietz' Fascia
    • Fascia behind the head of the pancreas
  12. Cloquet's Fascia
    • Membranous layer of the superficial perineal fascia
  13. Dupuytren's Fascia
    • Palmar fascia
  14. Hesselbach's fascia
    • Cribiform fascia
  15. Toldt's fascia
    • Point of fixation of all fascial planes behind the body of the pancreas

Written by Dr Aparajeya Shanker, MD

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