crural fascia


fascia

 [fash´e-ah] (pl. fas´ciae) (L.) a sheet or band of fibrous tissue such as lies deep to the skin or invests muscles and various body organs. adj., adj fas´cial.Organization and connective tissue components of skeletal muscle. From Applegate, 2000.aponeurotic fascia a dense, firm, fibrous membrane investing the trunk and limbs and giving off sheaths to the various muscles.fascia cribro´sa the superficial fascia of the thigh covering the saphenous opening (fossa ovalis femoris).crural fascia the investing fascia of the lower limb.deep fascia aponeurotic fascia.endothoracic fascia that beneath the serous lining of the thoracic cavity.fascia la´ta the external investing fascia of the thigh.Scarpa's fascia the deep, membranous layer of the subcutaneous abdominal fascia.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.

deep fas·ci·a of leg

[TA] 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(s): fascia cruris [TA], crural fascia, fascia of leg