Prececocolic fascia

Fascia precaecocolica

  • Latin synonym: Fascia praecaecocolica
  • Eponym: Jackson's membrane; Jackson's veil
  • Related terms: Precaecocolic fascia

Definition

IMAIOS

The precaecocolic fascia lies between the abdominal wall and the anterior face of the colon and caecum. It is quite inconstant.

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/).