Medical Definition of Fascia cervicalis profunda

1. Fascia of the neck; it is divided into an external or investing layer (superficial lamina) that surrounds the neck and encloses the trapezius and sternocleidomastoid muscles, a middle or pretracheal layer in relation to the infrahyoid muscles, and a deep or prevertebral layer applied to the vertebrae and axial muscles. Synonym: fascia cervicalis, deep fascia of neck, fascia cervicalis profunda. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Fascia Cervicalis Profunda

fascial sheath of eyeball
fascias
fascias
fasciate
fasciated
fasciated
fasciation
fasciations
fascia adherens
fascia antebrachii
fascia axillaris
fascia brachii
fascia buccopharyngea
fascia bulbi
fascia cervicalis
fascia cervicalis profunda (current term)
fascia cinerea
fascia clavipectoralis
fascia clitoridis
fascia cremasterica
fascia cribrosa
fascia cruris
fascia dentata hippocampi
fascia diaphragmatis pelvis inferior
fascia diaphragmatis pelvis superior
fascia diaphragmatis urogenitalis inferior
fascia diaphragmatis urogenitalis superior
fascia dorsalis manus
fascia dorsalis pedis
fascia endothoracica

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