Splenic flexure 3602915 219893653 2008-06-17T10:05:16Z KC Panchal 3449833 modified the lead to provide some context for the article {{Infobox Anatomy | Name = {{PAGENAME}} | Latin = flexura coli dextra, flexura coli sinistra | GraySubject = 249 | GrayPage = 1180 | Image = Illu colorectal anatomy.jpg | Caption = Colorectal anatomy. (Splenic flexure labeled at upper right.) | Image2 = Gray1098.png | Caption2 = Front of abdomen, showing surface markings for liver, stomach, and great intestine. The duodenum and pancreas. (Left colic flexure labeled at upper right.) | Precursor = [[Midgut]] (hepatic), [[hindgut]] (splenic) | System = | MeshName = | MeshNumber = | DorlandsPre = | DorlandsSuf = | }} The '''splenic (or left colic) flexure''' is a sharp bend between the [[Transverse colon| transverse]] and the [[Descending colon| descending]] [[Colon (anatomy)| 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]] &mdash; the other being the [[hepatic flexure]] in the [[right upper quadrant (abdomen)| right upper quadrant]]. ==Additional images== <gallery> Image:illu_intestine.jpg|Intestines </gallery> ==External links== * {{SUNYCrossSection|ThoraxF03-20}} * {{eMedicineDictionary|left+colic+flexure}} * {{SUNYAnatomyLabs|37|13|02|03}} {{digestive-stub}} {{Digestive tract}} [[pl:Zagięcie śledzionowe okrężnicy]]