Prececocolic fascia

Fascia precaecocolica

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

Definition

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/).