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This fibrous sheath covering the anterolateral wall of the abdomen is continuous with the thoracic fascia directly superior. It is superior to Scarpa’s fascia below. It originates from the thoracolumbar fascia and covers the external oblique where it continues to its aponeurosis.
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Fascia
The fascia is also defined as a “the fascial system consists of the three-dimensional continuum of soft, collagen containing, loose and dense fibrous connective tissues that permeate the body” by Fascia Nomenclature Committee (Bordoni and Whitte, 2018), an as “masses of connective tissue large enough to be visible to the unaided eye” by Gray’s Anatomy (Standring, 2016).
