Colic flexures
In the anatomy of the human digestive tract, there are two colic flexures, or curvatures in the transverse colon. The right colic flexure is also known as the hepatic flexure, and the left colic flexure is also known as the splenic flexure. Note that "right" refers to the patient's anatomical right, which may be depicted on the left of a diagram.
| Colic flexures | |
|---|---|
The hepatic and splenic flexures labelled at either side of transverse colon | |
| Details | |
| Precursor | Hindgut |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | flexura coli |
| FMA | 14555 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
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