The splenic (or left colic) flexure is a sharp bend between the transverse and the descending colon in the left upper quadrant of humans. The left colic flexure is near the spleen, and hence called the splenic flexure. There are two colic flexures in the transverse colon — the other being the hepatic flexure in the right upper quadrant. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Splenic_flexure ]
Synonyms: flexura coli splenica splenic flexure of colon splenic flexure left colic flexure
Term information
- UMLS:C0227387
- Wikipedia:Splenic_flexure
- NCIT:C12267
- SCTID:245428003
- FMA:14551
human_reference_atlas
https://cdn.humanatlas.io/digital-objects/ref-organ/large-intestine-male/v1.3/assets/3d-sbu-m-large-intestine.glb
https://cdn.humanatlas.io/digital-objects/ref-organ/large-intestine-female/v1.3/assets/3d-sbu-f-large-intestine.glb
Term relations
- colic flexure
- overlaps some descending colon
- overlaps some transverse colon
- develops from some midgut