Espiral AtlasTransverse colon
colon transversum
It crosses the abdomen from the right colic flexure to the left. It usually hangs down to the level of the umbilicus (L3); in tall, thin people it may reach the pelvis.
In the full entry
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- Structure
- Neighborhood
- Blood supply
- Clinical
Related clinical cases
- Colonoscopy, sigmoidoscopy and colorectal cancer