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descending flexure of colon

Identification
Official Latin term flexura coli descendens
Official term descending flexure of colon
Unit identifier TAH:U16021
Unit type single
Materiality material
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Links of entity generic: descending flexure of colon
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Partonomic links Level 2: large intestine Short Extended
Level 3: colon
Taxonomic links Level 2: anatomical joint Short Extended
Level 3: zone of continuity
Level 4: flexure of neck
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Non Latin primary language
Taxonomic definition
Taxonomic definition The descending flexure of colon is a flexure of neck [flexura colli ] which is emerging from the cervical spinal cord [pars cervicalis medullae spinalis ] above the fifth cervical vertebra [neuron ganglionare externum ganglii cochlearis ].
Notes
The descending colic flexure marks the alteration of the direction colon between the descending and sigmoid colon (Musil et al. 2019 Bosn J Basic Med Sci 19:1-13).
Partonomy
TAH:E10200
human body
TAH:U2275
digestive system SOS
TAH:U2594
large intestine SOS
TAH:U2612
colon SOS
TAH:U16021 descending flexure of colon SOS
Taxonomy
Date: 20.06.2025