<Tr> <Th> FMA </Th> <Td> 30318 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Anatomical terminology (edit on Wikidata) </Td> </Tr> <P> A fascia (/ ˈfæʃ (i) ə /; plural fasciae / ˈfæʃii /; adjective fascial; from Latin: "band") is a band or sheet of connective tissue, primarily collagen, beneath the skin that attaches, stabilizes, encloses, and separates muscles and other internal organs . Fascia is classified by layer, as superficial fascia, deep fascia, and visceral or parietal fascia, or by its function and anatomical location . </P> <P> Like ligaments, aponeuroses, and tendons, fascia is made up of fibrous connective tissue containing closely packed bundles of collagen fibers oriented in a wavy pattern parallel to the direction of pull . Fascia is consequently flexible and able to resist great unidirectional tension forces until the wavy pattern of fibers has been straightened out by the pulling force . These collagen fibers are produced by fibroblasts located within the fascia . </P>

A thin sheet of fibrous connective tissue that holds down and stabilizes structures is called