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The Colon: Normal and Pathologic Anatomy

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Dynamic Radiology of the Abdomen

Abstract

The distinctive haustral contour of the large intestine is provided by three bands of longitudinal muscle the taeniae coli. Since the taeniae are shorter than the length of the colon itself, their tethering action in relation to the circular muscle results in the characteristic haustral sacculations. The colonic haustra are thus organized into three distinct rows, each of which has characteristic anatomic relationships.5

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  1. Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, New York, 11794, USA

    Morton A. Meyers M.D. (Professor and Chairman)

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Meyers, M.A. (1988). The Colon: Normal and Pathologic Anatomy. In: Dynamic Radiology of the Abdomen. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-3961-9_10

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