Taenia coli
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taenia-coli-294-13196
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Taenia coli
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The taeniae coli are three separate longitudinal ribbons of smooth muscle on the outside of the ascending, transverse, descending and sigmoid colons. They are visible and can be seen just below the serosa or fibrosa. There are three teniae coli: mesocolic, free and omental taeniae coli. The teniae coli contract lengthwise to produce the haustra, the bulges in the colon. The bands converge at the root of the vermiform appendix. At the rectosigmoid junction, the taeniae spread out and unite to for
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Ribbons of smooth muscle along the colon
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taenia_coli
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2024-04-03T14:21:37Z
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