Medical Subject Headings

Last uploaded: January 16, 2025
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D044682
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D044682
Preferred Name

Colon, Ascending

Definitions
The segment of LARGE INTESTINE between the CECUM and the TRANSVERSE COLON. It passes cephalad from the cecum to the caudal surface of the right lobe of the LIVER where it bends sharply to the left, forming the right colic flexure.
Synonyms
Right Colic Flexure
Colic Flexure, Right
Ascending Colon
Hepatic Flexure
Flexure, Hepatic
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