Ascending colon
In the anatomy of humans and homologous primates, the ascending colon is the part of the colon located between the cecum and the transverse colon.
| Ascending colon | |
|---|---|
Drawing of colon seen from front (ascending colon coloured blue) | |
| Details | |
| Precursor | Midgut |
| Artery | Right colic artery |
| Vein | Right colic vein |
| Nerve | Celiac ganglia, vagus |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | colon ascendens |
| MeSH | D044682 |
| TA98 | A05.7.03.002 |
| TA2 | 2982 |
| FMA | 14545 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
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