title: [The parotid fascia].
abstract: The parotid fascia is not the superficial layer of the investing layer of the cervical fascia. The dissection of 21 cadavers, the histological studies and the compared anatomy of 3 apes show that the parotid gland lies between the platysma muscle on the lateral side and the superficial layer of the cervical fascia on the medial side. The upper part of the platysma, large muscle in apes, has regressed as a fibrosis layer in man.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D002427:Cebidae / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D005205:Fascia / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D006801:Humans; D002679:Pan troglodytes / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D010215:Papio / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D010306:Parotid Gland / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D013045:Species Specificity
vernacular_title: Le fascia parotidien.