extraserosal fascia

extraserosal fascia

[TA] generic term for any fascia lying internal to the parietal fascia and external to the visceral fascia (that is, between the parietal and visceral facsia); an obvious extraserosal fascia is the areolar endopelvic fascia, with loose areolar portions and fibroareolar portions that form the pelvic ligaments such as the cardinal ligament of the uterus. Synonym(s): fascia extraserosalis [TA]