Perivascular fibrous capsule
Capsula fibrosa perivascularis
- Latin eponym: Capsula Glissoni
- Eponym: Glisson's capsule
Definition
The hepatic artery and portal vein, accompanied by numerous nerves, are enveloped in a loose areolar tissue, the fibrous capsule of Glisson, which accompanies the vessels in their course through the portal canals in the interior of the organ.
References
This definition incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy (20th U.S. edition of Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body, published in 1918 – from http://www.bartleby.com/107/).
