MRCP UK EXAMINATIONS

Detailed explanation-1: -Superficial fascia (the subcutaneous tissue which forms the thin, single layer above the umbilicus. Below the umbilicus, it is divided into two layers (1) the fatty superficial layer called Camper’s fascia and (2) the deep layer called Scarpa’s fascia. Blood vessels and nerves run between these two layers.)

Detailed explanation-2: -Superficial fascia is composed of two layers: the fatty outer layer, known as Camper’s fascia, and the more membranous inner layer, called Scarpa’s fascia. These parts of the superficial fascia are most prominent in the lower aspect of the abdominal wall below the level of the umbilicus.

Detailed explanation-3: -One of these layers, the “superficial fascia” consists of two layers: a membranous Scarpa’s fascia and an outer fatty layer, the Campers’ fascia. Scarpa’s fascia lies below the Camper’s fascia and above the external oblique muscle. It is connected laterally to the aponeurosis of the external oblique muscle.

Detailed explanation-4: -Camper’s fascia is the superficial fatty layer of the anterior abdominal wall. This fascia is composed of loose areolar tissue and is found deep in the skin and superficial to Scarpa’s fascia.

Detailed explanation-5: -The superficial layer (fascia of Camper) is thick, areolar in texture, and contains in its meshes a varying quantity of adipose tissue. Below, it passes over the inguinal ligament, and is continuous with the superficial fascia of the thigh.