Fascia as a body-wide communication system
2.5 Fascia as a body-wide communication system James L Oschman A single-celled paramecium swims gracefully, avoids predators, finds food, mates, and has sex, all without a single synapse. “Of nerve…
Proprioception
2.2 Proprioception Jaap C. Van der Wal Proprioception, mechanoreception and the anatomy of fascia It is likely that the connective tissue continuum of fasciae and fascial structures serves as a…
The subcutaneous and epitendinous tissue behavior of the multimicrovacuolar sliding system
3.6 The subcutaneous and epitendinous tissue behavior of the multimicrovacuolar sliding system Jean Claude Guimberteau Introduction Traditional basic concepts, terms, and information to describe natural organ intermobility seem to be…
Fascia as an organ of communication
2.1 Fascia as an organ of communication Robert Schleip The previous section of this textbook demonstrated the topographical continuity as well as the specialized local adaptations of the global fascial…
Fascia superficialis
1.3 Fascia superficialis Marwan Abu-Hijleh, Amol Sharad Dharap and Philip F. Harris Introduction Skin, comprising epidermis and dermis, covers the whole surface of the body and is its largest organ….
Deep fascia of the shoulder and arm
1.4 Deep fascia of the shoulder and arm Carla Stecco and Antonio Stecco The deep fascia of the shoulder The deep fasciae of the shoulder present characteristics that are similar…
Visceral fascia
Chapter 1.8 Visceral fascia Frank H Willard Introduction The organ systems of the body, whether visceral or somatic in nature, are composed of highly differentiated tissue and require an elaborate…
Deep fascia of the lower limbs
1.5 Deep fascia of the lower limbs Carla Stecco and Antonio Stecco Introduction In the literature, different fasciae such as the fascia lata, iliotibial tract, plantar fascia, crural and gluteal…
8. Muscles of the Spine and Rib Cage
CHAPTER 8 Muscles of the Spine and Rib Cage CHAPTER OUTLINE Overview of Function: Muscles of the Spinal Joints, 241 Overview of Muscles that Move the Mandible, 242 Overview of…
10. Muscles of the Pelvis and Thigh
CHAPTER 10 Muscles of the Pelvis and Thigh CHAPTER OUTLINE Overview of Function: Muscles of the Hip Joint, 339 Overview of Function: Muscles of the Spinal Joints, 340 Overview of…
