Fascia of Camper

Fascia of Camper

The subcutaneous inguinal ring. (Superficial fascia visible at top.)
Latin	panniculus adiposus abdominis
Gray's	subject #118 408

The superficial layer (fascia of Camper) is a thick superficial layer of the anterior abdominal wall^[1]. It is areolar in texture, and contains in its meshes a varying quantity of adipose tissue. It is found superficial to Scarpa's fascia. .

References

^ Cancerweb

External links

SUNY Labs 35:03-0102 - "Anterior Abdominal Wall: Layers of the Superficial Fascia"
SUNY Figs 35:03-02 - "Layers of the anterior wall."
SUNY Anatomy Image 7041
SUNY Anatomy Image 7409
Atlas of anatomy at UMich abdo_wall57
Anatomy at MUN digest/abwall

This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained within it may be outdated.

List of muscles of abdominopelvic cavity (TA A04.5, GA 4.408)

Abdomen/
wall

Anterior/
lateral

Muscle	Abdominal external oblique · Transversus abdominis/Conjoint tendon · Rectus sheath (rectus abdominis, pyramidalis) · Arcuate line · Tendinous intersection Cremaster · Abdominal internal oblique

Fascia	Fascia/abdominal fascia: panniculus adiposus (Fascia of Camper) · stratum membranosum (Fascia of Scarpa) · Transversalis fascia (Interfoveolar ligament) Linea alba · Linea semilunaris · Inguinal triangle Inguinal canal (Deep inguinal ring, Superficial inguinal ring, Intercrural fibers, Crura of superficial inguinal ring) Inguinal ligament (Pectineal ligament, Lacunar ligament, Reflected ligament)

Posterior

Muscle	quadratus lumborum · psoas major/psoas minor · iliacus

Fascia	iliopsoas fascia (Iliac fascia/Iliopectineal arch)

Pelvis

Muscle	levator ani (iliococcygeus, pubococcygeus, puborectalis) · coccygeus

Fascia	fascia/pelvic fascia visceral (Rectovaginal fascia, Rectoprostatic fascia) · parietal (Obturator fascia/Tendinous arch, Piriformis fascia) floor/diaphragm: Superior fascia of pelvic diaphragm (Pubovesical ligament, Puboprostatic ligament) · Inferior fascia of pelvic diaphragm Anococcygeal body

M: MUS, DF+DRCT

anat (h/n, u, t/d, a/p, l)/phys/devp/hist

noco(m, s, c)/cong(d)/tumr, sysi/epon, injr

proc, drug (M1A/3)

List of muscles of perineum (TA A09.5, GA 4.425)

Perineum

Anal triangle	sphincter ani (externus, internus) Ischioanal fossa · Pudendal canal

Urogenital triangle	superficial perineal pouch (superficial transverse perineal, bulbospongiosus, ischiocavernosus) deep perineal pouch (deep transverse perineal, sphincter urethrae membranaceae)

Middle	Perineal body

Fascia

superficial fascia: panniculus adiposus (Fascia of Camper) · stratum membranosum (Dartos, Superficial perineal fascia, Fascia of Colles)

deep fascia: Fascia of perineum · Buck's fascia · Perineal membrane/"Inferior fascia of UGD"

"Urogenital diaphragm" · "Superior fascia of UGD"

M: MUS, DF+DRCT

anat (h/n, u, t/d, a/p, l)/phys/devp/hist

noco(m, s, c)/cong(d)/tumr, sysi/epon, injr

proc, drug (M1A/3)