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This marks the point at which the sigmoid colon becomes the rectum at the level of S3.
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Rectosigmoidal junction
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This is where the colon begins, where the ileum becomes the caecum which then becomes the ascending colon which runs to the hepatic flexure.
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Ileocaecal junction
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This is the start of the transverse colon but more specifically is the hepatic flexure.
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Tranverse colon
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This is where the transverse colon becomes the descending colon as it bends at a right angle away and inferior to the spleen. It is the left colic flexure.
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Splenic flexure
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This is where the ascending colon becomes the transverse colon as it bends at a right angle close to the liver. It is therefore also known as the right colic flexure.
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Hepatic flexure
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Abdominal anatomy
Identify the structure labelled by the arrow in the image below.

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