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A ''colic flexure'' is a flexure (a 'bend') in the [[colon]]. There are two colic flexures in the [[transverse colon]]. The right colic flexure is adjacent to the [[liver]], and is therefore also known as the '''hepatic flexure'''.
A ''colic flexure'' is a flexure (a 'bend') in the [[Colon (anatomy)|colon]]. There are two colic flexures in the [[transverse colon]]. The right colic flexure is adjacent to the [[liver]], and is therefore also known as the '''hepatic flexure'''.


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==Additional images==

Revision as of 22:54, 17 August 2007

Hepatic flexure
Colorectal anatomy. (Hepatic flexure labeled at upper left.)
Sagittal section through posterior abdominal wall, showing the relations of the capsule of the kidney. (Section of right colic flexure labeled at center right.)
Details
PrecursorMidgut (hepatic), hindgut (splenic)
Identifiers
Latinflexura coli dextra
TA98A05.7.03.003
TA22983
FMA14550
Anatomical terminology

A colic flexure is a flexure (a 'bend') in the colon. There are two colic flexures in the transverse colon. The right colic flexure is adjacent to the liver, and is therefore also known as the hepatic flexure.

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