+what is fascia or facia
Noun. 1. fascia-a sheet or band of fibrous connective tissue separating or binding together muscles and organs etc. facia. connective tissue-tissue of mesodermal origin consisting of e.g. collagen fibroblasts and fatty cells; supports organs and fills spaces between them and forms tendons and ligaments. 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. Best Answer: The horizontal piece (as a board) between the top of an exterior wall and the projecting eaves. The key word here is 'horizontal'. Source(s): Mirriam-Webster and my personal experience. After hurricane Charley, the contractor did not install my fascia correctly. I kept calling it a soffit. dense fascia surrounding the spermatic cord and testes; internal to the tunica dartos; in layers corresponding to the layers of abdominal muscle; an internal layer adherent to the tunica vaginalis and an external layer adherent to the skin. superficial fascia. 1. a fascial sheet lying directly beneath the skin. Report Abuse. The other 2 answers are both wrong. Fascia is the vertical board or other material on the edge of your roof (usually 6 high or so). It is what your gutters are attached to. The eave (just under and back to the house wall) is called the soffit. fascia. n, pl-ciae (-ʃɪˌiː). 1. (Architecture) the flat surface above a shop window. 2. (Architecture) architect a flat band or surface, esp a part of an architrave or cornice. 3. (Zoology) fibrous connective tissue occurring in sheets beneath the surface of the skin and between muscles and groups of muscles. fascia (pl. fasciae), n the fibrous connective tissue of the body that may be separated from other specifically organized fibrous structures such as the tendons, the aponeuroses, and the ligaments. Fascia generally covers and separates muscles and muscle groups. fascia masseteric-parotid. (fash´ēə mas´iter´ik-pərot´id), fascia. pl. fasciae [L.] a sheet or band of fibrous tissue such as lies deep to the skin or invests muscles and various body organs. fascia adherens. one of the methods of attachment of actin filaments to the sarcolemma in cardiac muscle; a continuous zone of attachment. That is the underside of the overhang on the roof (eaves) of the outside of the house. Some houses are finished and some are not. If it isn't finished you will be able to see the ends of the rafters that make up the roof. A lot of southern California houses are unfinished as the climate is so mild. 1. facia-a sheet or band of fibrous connective tissue separating or binding together muscles and organs etc. fascia. connective tissue-tissue of mesodermal origin consisting of e.g. collagen fibroblasts and fatty cells; supports organs and fills spaces between them and forms tendons and ligaments.
A sheet or band of fibrous connective tissue separating or binding together muscles and organs etc.