Epiploic appendix
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| Iliac colon, sigmoid or pelvic colon, and rectum seen from the front, after removal of pubic bones and bladder. (Lumps of fat visible at right.) | |
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| Female pelvis and its contents, seen from above and in front. (Lumps of fat visible at right.) | |
| Latin | appendices epiploicae |
| Gray's | subject #246 1158 |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | a_54/12147682 |
The epiploic appendices (or epiploic appendages) are small pouches of the peritoneum filled with fat and situated along the colon and upper part of the rectum.
They are chiefly appended to the transverse and sigmoid parts of the colon.
[edit] External links
- SUNY Labs 39:13-0202 - "Intestines and Pancreas: Large Intestine"
- SUNY Anatomy Image 7978
- Norman/Georgetown largeintestine
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| Anatomy of torso, digestive system: Gastrointestinal tract |
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| Upper gastrointestinal tract Mouth • Pharynx (nasopharynx, oropharynx, hypopharynx) • Esophagus • Crop • Stomach (rugae, gastric pits, cardia/gland, fundus/gland, pylorus/gland, pyloric antrum) Lower gastrointestinal tract Large intestine: Cecum • Colon (ascending colon, transverse colon, descending colon, sigmoid colon) • Rectum (Houston valve, rectal ampulla, pectinate line) • Anal canal (anal valves, anal sinuses, anal columns) Anus: Sphincter ani internus muscle • Sphincter ani externus muscle GALT: Peyer's patches • M cells intestinal villus • crypts of Lieberkühn • circular folds • taenia coli • haustra • epiploic appendix |
