The proximal-distal subdivision of colon that runs transversely across the upper part of the abdomen, from the right to the left colic flexure. Continuous with the descending colon[BTO,modified]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transverse_colon http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/BTO_0000272 ]
Synonyms: colon transversum
Term information
- Wikipedia:Transverse_colon
- MIAA:0000312
- EMAPA:35880
- MA:0001543
- galen:TransverseColon
- MESH:D044684 (https://github.com/biopragmatics/biomappings)
- NCIT:C12385
- CALOHA:TS-2052
- SCTID:362163004
- MAT:0000312
- UMLS:C0227386 (ncithesaurus:Transverse_Colon)
- BTO:0000272
- EFO:0000844
- FMA:14546
uberon_slim, efo_slim, human_reference_atlas
https://cdn.humanatlas.io/digital-objects/ref-organ/large-intestine-male/v1.3/assets/3d-sbu-m-large-intestine.glb
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3b/Dickdarm-Schema.svg
https://cdn.humanatlas.io/digital-objects/ref-organ/large-intestine-female/v1.3/assets/3d-sbu-f-large-intestine.glb
Term relations
- proximal-distal subdivision of colon
- continuous with some descending colon
- develops from some midgut