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Epiploic appendix
| 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, omental appendices) 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.
External links
- SUNY Labs 39:13-0202 - "Intestines and Pancreas: Large Intestine"
- SUNY Anatomy Image 7978
- Norman/Georgetown largeintestine
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