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31Splenic flexure — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = flexura coli dextra, flexura coli sinistra GraySubject = 249 GrayPage = 1180 Caption = Colorectal anatomy. (Splenic flexure labeled at upper right.) Caption2 = Front of abdomen, showing surface markings for …
32Pontine flexure — The pontine flexure is a bend in the axis of the embryological central nervous system (the neuraxis). This flexure marks the junction between the metencephalon and the myelencephalon. The division of the rhombencephalon (the early hindbrain) into …
33Splenic-flexure syndrome — is a term sometimes used to describe bloating, muscle spasms of the colon, and upper abdominal discomfort thought to be caused by trapped gas at the splenic (as opposed to hepatic) flexure in the colon; the pain caused can be excruciating and… …
34Colic flexure — can refer to: Hepatic flexure ( right ) Splenic flexure ( left ) This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the lin …
35pontine flexure — n a flexure of the embryonic hindbrain that serves to delimit the developing cerebellum and medulla oblongata * * * a flexure in the hindbrain of the embryo; called also basicranial f …
36cephalic flexure — n the middle of the three anterior flexures of an embryo in which the front part of the brain bends downward in an angle of 90 degrees called also cranial flexure * * * the curve in the midbrain (mesencephalon) of the neural tube; called also… …
37cranial flexure — n CEPHALIC FLEXURE * * * cephalic f …
38hepatic flexure — n the right angle bend in the colon on the right side of the body near the liver that marks the junction of the ascending colon and the transverse colon called also right colic flexure * * * the bend in the colon, just underneath the liver, where …
39left colic flexure — n SPLENIC FLEXURE …
40right colic flexure — n HEPATIC FLEXURE …
