| flexura duodeni inferior | The bend at the junction of the descending and horizontal parts of the duodenum. Occasionally a bend, the left inferior duodenal flexure, occurs at the junction of the horizontal and ascending parts. Synonym: flexura duodeni inferior. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| flexura duodeni superior | The flexure at the junction of the superior and descending parts of the duodenum. Synonym: flexura duodeni superior. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| pars inferior duodeni | pars horizontalis duodeni, inferior part of duodenum, pars inferior duodeni |
| flexura | Synonym: flexure. Origin: L. A bending (05 Mar 2000) |
| flexura coli dextra | The bend of the colon at the juncture of its ascending and transverse portions. Synonym: flexura coli dextra, hepatic flexure. (05 Mar 2000) |
| flexura coli sinistra | The bend at the junction of the transverse and descending colon. Synonym: flexura coli sinistra, splenic flexure. (05 Mar 2000) |
| flexura duodenojejunalis | An abrupt bend in the small intestine at the junction of the duodenum and jejunum. Synonym: flexura duodenojejunalis, duodenojejunal angle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| flexura perinealis recti | The anteroposterior curve with convexity anteriorward of the last portion of the rectum. Synonym: flexura perinealis recti, anorectal angle, anorectal flexure. (05 Mar 2000) |
| flexura sacralis recti | The anteroposterior curve with concavity anteriorward of the first portion of the rectum. Synonym: flexura sacralis recti. (05 Mar 2000) |
| flexura sigmoidea | <anatomy> The portion of the colon that connects to the descending colon above and the rectum below. (27 Sep 1997) |
| ampulla duodeni | The dilated portion of the superior part of the duodenum. Synonym: ampulla duodeni. See: duodenal cap. Synonym: hepatopancreatic ampulla. (05 Mar 2000) |
| papilla duodeni major | Point of opening of the common bile duct and pancreatic duct into the duodenum; it is located posteriorly in the descending part of the duodenum. Synonym: papilla duodeni major, bile papilla, papilla of Vater, Santorini's major caruncle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| papilla duodeni minor | The site of the opening of the accessory pancreatic duct into the duodenum, located anterior to and slightly superior to the major papilla. Synonym: papilla duodeni minor, Santorini's minor caruncle. Nerve papilla, one of the papillae in the dermis containing a tactile corpuscle or other form of end organ. Synonym: neurothele. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pars ascendens duodeni | The terminal or fourth part of the duodenum, ascending from the horizontal part to the jejunum. Synonym: pars ascendens duodeni. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pars descendens duodeni | pars descendens duodeni |
| pars horizontalis duodeni | pars horizontalis duodeni, inferior part of duodenum, pars inferior duodeni |