Fascia of the Head and Neck (Groups, Attachment Points, Arrangement)

Опубликовано: 03 Март 2026
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Content
0:00 Introduction
0:10 What is a Fascia?
2:22 Content
3:04 Temporal Fascia
4:06 Masseter Fascia and Parotid Fascia
4:51 Buccopharyngeal Fascia
5:59 Cervical Fascia

Fascia Functions:
Stabilizes and separates muscles from other internal organs
Form compartments
Passage for Nerve, Blood vessels and lymph
Storage medium for fat and water
Three types of Fascia:
○ Superficial Fascia
○ Deep Fascia
○ Visceral Fascia

Fascia of the Head
Temporal Fascia
○ Starts at the Superior Temporal Line
○ Splits into 2 Layers
Deep Layer
Lamina Profunda
Superficial Layer
Lamina superficialis
Parotid Fascia
○ Covers the Parotid Gland
Masseteric Fascia
○ Covers the Masseter Muscle
Buccopharyngeal Fascia
○ Covers buccinator muscle
○ Goes behind the pharynx
○ Fuses with pterygomandibular raphe
Fascia of the Neck
Cervical Fascia
○ Superficial Layer
Covers the surface of the neck
Envelops the Sternocleidomastoid and Trapezius
Platysma is superficial to the fascia
○ Pretracheal Layer
Envelops infrahyoid muscles
It forms the Carotid Sheath
(surrounds neurovascular bundle)
○ Prevertebral Layer
Covers the deep cervical muscles