DEEP CERVICAL FASCIA
\dˈiːp sˈɜːvɪkə͡l fˈe͡ɪʃiə], \dˈiːp sˈɜːvɪkəl fˈeɪʃiə], \d_ˈiː_p s_ˈɜː_v_ɪ_k_əl f_ˈeɪ_ʃ_i__ə]\
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The deep layer of the cervical f. or, according to some authorities an independent structure; a strong layer of fibrous tissue which lies beneath the platysma myoides and gives off a number of processes which invest the muscles and fascia of the neck.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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