Muscular system
Superficial investing cervical fascia
Fascia investiens superficialis colli lamina
- System
- Muscular system
- Regions
- Neck, Trunk
- Side
- Left and right
- Part of
- Cervical fasciae
DescriptionUnreviewed
Superficial cervical fascia is a thin layer of subcutaneous connective tissue that lies between the dermis of the skin and the deep cervical fascia.
It contains the platysma, cutaneous nerves, blood, and lymphatic vessels. It also contains a varying amount of fat, which is its distinguishing characteristic.
It is considered by some to be a part of the panniculus adiposus, and not true fascia.
Source: Z-Anatomy · Text licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 · This text comes from the source data and has not been reviewed by a person yet.
Names
- Latin
- Fascia investiens superficialis colli lamina
- English
- Superficial investing cervical fascia
- French
- Fascia engainant superficiel du cou
- Spanish
- Fascia de revestimiento superficial del cuello
- Portuguese
- Fáscia cervical de revestimento superficial