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trica. See F. transversalis (Ulus. Diet.). F. en- 

 dothoracica, the layer of connective tissue connecting 

 the costal pleura with the walls of the thorax. F. 

 epicrania, the fibers uniting the two parts of the oc- 

 cipitofrontalis muscle. F. femoris. See F. lata 

 (Illus. Diet.). F., Fibroareolar. See F., Super- 

 ficial. F., Gluteal, the one investing the gluteal 

 muscles. F. humeri. See F. of Arm (Illus. 

 Diet. ). F. hypogastrica. See F., Pelvic (Illus. 

 Diet.). F., Iliopectineal. See F., Obturator (Illus. 

 Diet.). F., Iliopsoas, the iliac fascia. F. infra- 

 spinata, F., Infraspinous, a tendinous fascia cover- 

 ing the infraspinatus and teres minor muscles where 

 they are not covered by the deltoid muscle. F.ae of 

 Intersection, the bands of fiber forming part of the 

 continuity of some muscles. F.ae of Investment, 

 those covering the muscles of a limb and holding them 

 in position. F., Laryngeal, a layer of fibroelastic 

 connective tissue between the thyroid and arytenoid 

 cartilages extending from the vocal membrane up to 

 the lateral border of the epiglottic cartilage where it is 

 continuous with the hyoepiglottic and thyroepiglottic 

 ligaments. Syn., F. , Thyroarytenoepiglottic. F. 

 linguae, F., Lingual, the connective tissue uniting 

 the muscles of the tongue with the mucosa. F. lum- 

 balis, F.lumbaris, F., Lumbodorsal, F. lumbodor- 

 salis, F. lumborum. See /'., Lumbar (Illus. 

 Diet.). F., Oculopalpebral. See Tenon' s Capsule 

 (Illus. Diet.). F., Orbital, F., Orbitoocular. See 

 Tenon's Capsule (Illus. Diet.). F.ae of Origin, those 

 serving for the origin of muscles. F., Palpebral, the 

 tarsal ligament of the eyelids. F., Parotid, F. paro- 

 tides , a backward extension of the masseteric fascia 

 closely covering the parotid gland. F.ae, Partial, 

 aponeuroses covering the muscles of a limb and retain- 

 ing them in position ; they are chiefly attached by their 

 extremities to bones. F. pectinea, the pubic part of 

 the fascia lata. F., Pectoral, the superficial invest- 

 ment of the pectoral area. F., Pelviprostatic, the 

 process of the rectovesical fascia forming the sheath of 

 the prostate gland. F., Pharyngeal, F. pharyngis, 

 the pharyngeal part of the buccopharyngeal fascia. F., 

 Prevertebral, a band of connective tissue covering 

 the front of the cervical vertebras and the prevertebral 

 muscles, adherent to the basilar process above and run- 

 ning to the third thoracic vertebra below. It is attached 

 to the esophagus and pharynx by loose connective 

 tissue. F. propria, F. propria of the Scrotum, 

 Sir A. Cooper's name for the infundibuliform fascia 

 together with the underlying areolar tissue. F. pro- 

 pria of the Spermatic Cord. See F., Infundibuli- 

 form (Illus. Diet.). F., Pyriform, that lining the 

 inner surface of the pyriform muscle. F. repens, an 

 open spiral bandage. F., Retrorenal, Zuckerkandl's 

 name for the dorsal layer of the fibrous capsule of the 

 kidney. F. scarpae. See Scarpa's F. (Illus. Diet. ). 

 F. sculteti. See Bandage of Scultetus (Illus. Diet.). 

 F. semicircularis. See Tvnia semicircularis (Illus.. 

 Diet.). F., Sem lunar, F. semilunaris, a fibrous 

 band extending downward and inward from the inner 

 aspect of the biceps humeri and its tendon and con- 

 necting with the fascia investing the antibrachial muscles 

 arising from the inner condyle of the humerus. F. 

 Solaris, F. stellata, the knotted bandage. F., Sper- 

 matic, External. See /■'., tntercommnar (Illus. 

 Diet. ). F., Spermatic, Internal. See /'"., InfiuiJi- 

 buliform (Illus. Diet.). F. subcutanea. See F., 

 Superficial. F., Subscapular, F. subscapularis. 

 See Aponeurosis, Subscapular (Illus. Diet.). F., 

 Superficial, F. superficialis, a loose fibrous mem- 

 brane lying immediately beneath the skin and connect- 

 ing it with the deeper parts. It consists mostly of two 



very closely connected layers, the more superficial of 

 which (panniculus adiposus) is of looser texture and 

 acts as the matrix of subcutaneous fat. Cf. F., Deep. 

 F., Suprahyoid, a fold of the cervical fascia running 

 between the two bellies of the digastric muscle and 

 fastened to the hyoid bone. F. supraspinata, F., 

 Supraspinous. See Aponeurosis, Supraspinous (Illus. 

 Diet.). F., T-, a T-bandage. F. tarini, F., Tari- 

 nus', the fascia dentata tarini ; the gyrus dentatus. 

 F., Tenon's, F. tenonis, Tenon's capsule. F., 

 Thyroarytenoepiglottic. See F., Laryngeal. F. 

 tortilis, a spiral bandage. F., Triangular, F. tri- 

 angularis, the triangular ligament. F., Tyrrell's. 

 See F., Denonvilliers' . F. uncinata. See F. den- 

 tata (Illus. Diet.). F., Vertebral. See Aponeurosis, 

 Vertebral (Illus. Diet.). F. volaris. See F., /'al- 

 ma r (Illus. Diet.). 



Fascicle. (See Illus. Diet. ) F., Fornicate, the white 

 matter of the fornicate gyrus, the fibers of which extend 

 longitudinally and ramify upward and backward into 

 its secondary gyri. Syn., Fillet of the corpus callosum. 

 F., Fundamental, a part of the anterior column ex- 

 tending into the oblongata. F.s, Gyral, fibers con- 

 necting the adjacent gyri, arching over the bottom of 

 the intervening fissure and lying close to the cortex. 

 Syn., Association fibers. F., Solitary. See Solitary 

 Bundle (Ulus. Diet.). F., Uncinate. See Fascicu- 

 lus uncinatus. 



Fasciculus. (See Illus. Diet. ) F. arciformis olivae, 

 superficial and deep transverse and curved fibers ex- 

 tending across the lower part of the olivary bodies and 

 continuous with the fibers of the restifonn bodies. F. 

 arcuatus. I. See /'. uncinatus. 2. See /., Longi- 

 tudinal Superior. F., Arnold's. See Bundle, Ar- 

 nold's. F. cerebellospinalis. See Trad, Direct 

 Cerebellar (Illus. Diet.). F. cuneatus, Burdach's 

 column, the continuation of the posteroexternal col- 

 umn. F., Dorsal. See F., Longitudinal Inferior. 

 F. exilis, a set of fibers springing from the inner con- 

 dyle of the humerus or the coronoid process of the ulna 

 and uniting with the flexor pollicis longus muscle. F., 

 Goll's, the column of Goll. Fasciculi graciles, the 

 posterior pyramids. F., Gratiolet's, a longitudinal 

 bundle of fibers lying between the cerebellum and the 

 occipital lobe. F., Habenal. See Meynert' s J 

 ulus (Illus. Diet.). F., Longitudinal Inferior, a 

 bundle lying close to the outer wall of the medicornu 

 and postcornu and connecting the occipital and tem- 

 poral lobes. Syn., Inferior longitudinal bundle. F., 

 Longitudinal Posterior. See /•'. , Posterolongitudinal. 

 F., Longitudinal Superior, a bundle of fibers passing 

 through the oblongata external to thecingulum ami be- 

 neath the lower border of the frontal and parietal gyri. 

 F. occipitofrontalis, a distinct bundle below and ex- 

 ternal to the callosum and between the cingulum and 

 the superior longitudinal bundle, being separated from 

 the latter by the foot of the corona radiata. Fasciculi 

 occipitothalamici, the bundles of nerve-fibers uniting 

 the thalamus with the occipital lobe. F., Perpen- 

 dicular (of Wernicke), a broad band of vertical 

 extending in width from the point of the occipital lobe 

 to the dorsal point of the parietal lobe and extending 

 from the superior occipital lobule to the inferior occi- 

 pital gyrus and fusiform lobule. F., Posterolongitu- 

 dinal, a bundle of fibers connecting the corpora quad- 

 rigemina and the nuclei of the fourth and sixth i 

 with the parts below. F., Respiratory. See Soli- 

 tary Bundle (Illus. Diet.). F. restiformis, the res- 

 tiform body. F. retroflexus. See Meynert's F. 

 (Ulus. Diet.). F., Sphenoid, the part of the corona 

 radiata which enters the temporosphenoidal lobe. F. 

 subcallosus, a tract of long fibers lying beneath the 



