Extraperitoneal fascia

Extraperitoneal fascia
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Identifiers
Latin	fascia extraperitonealis, fascia subperitonealis
Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata]

Extraperitoneal fascia (also: endoabdominal fascia or subperitoneal fascia) is a fascial plane – consisting mostly of loose areolar connective tissue – situated between the fascial linings of the walls of the abdominal and pelvic cavities (transversalis fascia, anterior layer of thoracolumbar fascia, iliac fascia, and psoas fascia) externally, and the parietal peritoneum internally. Its quality and quantity varies considerably.^[1] It occupies the extraperitoneal space.^{[citation needed]}