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What is fascia?


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Fascia:

  1. A layer of fibrous tissue is a fascia.
  2. A fascia is a connective tissue structure that surrounds muscles, groups of muscles, blood vessels, and nerves, binding some structures together while permitting others to slide smoothly over each other.
  3. Various kinds of the fascia may be distinguished:
  1. Superficial fascia: It is associated with our skin.
  2. Deep fascia: This type of tissue surrounds our bones, nerves, muscles, arteries, and veins.
  3. Visceral fascia: It surrounds the internal organs.

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