1. The posterior compartment is a fascial compartment bounded by fascia. 2. They occur in the intermuscular fascial planes or deep-seated areas. 3. In cross-section the forearm can be divided into two fascial compartments. 4. Myofibroblasts are fascial cells that are created as a response to mechanical stress. 5. Like mechanoreceptors, chemoreceptors in deep fascia also have the ability to promote fascial relaxation. 6. In cross-section, the thigh is divided up into three separate posterior fascial compartments. 7. In 1912 Moschcowitzl proposed that rectal prolapse was a sliding hernia through a pelvic fascial defect. 8. It also communicates with other cervical and cranial fascial spaces, as well as the mediastinum. 9. What happens during the fight-or-flight response is an example of rapid fascial contraction. 10. The deep layer is the pre vertebral fascial layer and surrounds the paraspinous muscles and cervical vertebrae.