hepatic flexure of colon
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hepatic flexure — n the right angle bend in the colon on the right side of the body near the liver that marks the junction of the ascending colon and the transverse colon called also right colic flexure * * * the bend in the colon, just underneath the liver, where … Medical dictionary
Hepatic flexure — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = flexura coli dextra GraySubject = 249 GrayPage = 1180 Caption = Colorectal anatomy. (Hepatic flexure labeled at upper left.) Caption2 = Sagittal section through posterior abdominal wall, showing the… … Wikipedia
hepatic flexure — the bend in the colon, just underneath the liver, where the ascending colon joins the transverse colon … The new mediacal dictionary
Colon (anatomy) — For other uses, see Colon. Colon (anatomy) Front of abdomen, showing surface markings for liver, stomach, and large intestine. Gray s … Wikipedia
flexure — A bend, as in an organ or structure. SYN: flexura [TA]. [L. flexura] anorectal f. [TA] the anteroposterior curve or angle, with convesity directed anteriorly, of the anorectal junction; tonus of the puborectalis (muscle) produces the … Medical dictionary
colon cutoff sign — a radiographic sign of appendiceal perforation or colonic spasm, consisting of absence of gas and feces in the right lower quadrant, reflex dilatation of the transverse colon, and sharp cutoff of gas at the hepatic flexure … Medical dictionary
Ascending colon — 1: Ascending colon 2: Transverse colon 3: Descending colon 4: Sigmoid colon 5: Rectum … Wikipedia
Transverse colon — 1: Ascending colon 2: Transverse colon 3: Descending colon 4: Sigmoid colon 5: Rectum … Wikipedia
Duodenojejunal flexure — Superior and inferior duodenal fossæ … Wikipedia
Sigmoid colon — Front of abdomen, showing surface markings for liver, stomach, and great intestine. Latin colon sigmoideum Gray s … Wikipedia
