Diagnosing Somatic Dysfunction and Anatomical Structure

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What type of fascia forms the epimysium of skeletal muscle, periosteum of bone, and peritendon of tendon?

Axial Fascia

Investing Fascia

Deep Fascia (correct)

Pannicular Fascia

What is the primary function of connective tissue?

To produce hormones and regulate metabolism

To contract and move the body

To absorb and process nutrients

To connect, support, bind, and/or separate other tissues or organs (correct)

What is the term for the arrangement of fibers in connective tissue that have a regular organization?

Fibrous component organization

Regularly arranged fibrous elements (correct)

Irregularly arranged fibrous elements

Connective tissue organization

What is the outermost layer of fascia that surrounds the entire body?

Pannicular Fascia Signup and view all the answers

What is tensed in flexion?

Posterior longitudinal ligament Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of ligaments?

To connect bones to other bones Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the fibrous component of connective tissue?

Collagen and elastin Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the gel-like substance in connective tissue?

Ground substance Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of fascial planes in the body?

To facilitate communication between organ systems Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the ability of cells to respond to changes in tissue tension?

Mechanoreception Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of integrins in cell signaling?

They initiate cell signaling processes Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of fibroblasts in response to changes in tissue tension?

They contract and secrete collagen Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the process by which cells convert mechanical stimulus into electrochemical activity?

Mechanotransduction Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic of fascia that allows it to pack spaces around organ systems?

It is continuous from head to toe Signup and view all the answers

What is the effect of restoring resilience of fascia on the body?

It restores communication between parts and allows maximum function Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of fascia in terms of its inherent contractility?

It is similar to smooth muscle Signup and view all the answers

Which type of fascia is responsible for surrounding the nervous system?

Meninigal Fascia Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of integrin molecules in fascia?

To initiate signaling for internal metabolic cellular changes Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the process by which external mechanical changes trigger internal metabolic cellular changes in fascia?

Mechanotransduction Signup and view all the answers

Which type of fascia is the most complex and surrounds the viscera?

Visceral Fascia Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of fibrocytes in fascia?

To secrete glycoprotein molecules Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the endings of nerve fibers that are found in fascia?

Encapsulated nerve endings Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the ability of mechanoreceptors to become nociceptors in response to excessive stretching?

Nociception Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of laminin and fibronectin molecules in fascia?

To bind cells to the fibrous matrix of connective tissue Signup and view all the answers