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://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/BTO_0000272 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transverse_colon ]
Synonyms: colon transversum
Term information
- MA:0001543
- MAT:0000312
- FMA:14546
- MIAA:0000312
- galen:TransverseColon
- BTO:0000272
- MESH:D044684
- EMAPA:35880
- NCIT:C12385
- Wikipedia:Transverse_colon
- CALOHA:TS-2052
- EFO:0000844
- SCTID:362163004
- UMLS:C0227386 (ncithesaurus:Transverse_Colon)
uberon_slim, efo_slim, human_reference_atlas
Term relations
- proximal-distal subdivision of colon
- continuous with some descending colon
- develops from some midgut