Transverse colon
| Transverse colon | |
|---|---|
colon seen from front (transverse colon coloured blue) | |
 | |
| Details | |
| Precursor | Midgut (first 2/3) Hindgut (last 1/3) |
| Artery | Middle colic artery |
| Vein | Middle colic vein |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | colon transversum |
| MeSH | D044684 |
| TA98 | A05.7.03.004 |
| TA2 | 2984 |
| FMA | 14546 |
| Anatomical terminology] | |
In
human anatomy, the transverse colon is the longest and most movable part of the colon
.
Anatomical position
It crosses the
left colic flexure
(splenic flexure).
In its course, it describes an arch, the concavity of which is directed backward and a little upward. Toward its splenic end there is often an abrupt U-shaped curve which may descend lower than the main curve.
It is almost completely invested by the
transverse mesocolon
.
It is in relation, by its upper surface, with the
.Function
The transverse colon absorbs water and salts.
Additional images
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![Inner diameters of different sections of the large intestine, with transverse colon (at top) measuring on average 5.8 cm (range 5.0-6.5 cm).[1]](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Diameters_of_the_large_intestine.svg/120px-Diameters_of_the_large_intestine.svg.png)
Inner diameters of different sections of the large intestine, with transverse colon (at top) measuring on average 5.8 cm (range 5.0-6.5 cm).[1] -
Intestines -
Schematic figure of the bursa omentalis, etc. The human embryo of eight weeks -
Front view of the thoracic and abdominal viscera -
Digestive system -
Transverse colon
![Inner diameters of different sections of the large intestine, with transverse colon (at top) measuring on average 5.8 cm (range 5.0-6.5 cm).[1]](/File:Diameters_of_the_large_intestine.svg)
See also
- Colon
References
- PMID 20689513.
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 1180 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
External links
- Anatomy figure: 37:06-03 at Human Anatomy Online, SUNY Downstate Medical Center - "The large intestine."
