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***It then passes cranially adjacent to the mesentry until it reaches the cranial border of the mesentry.

***It then passes cranially adjacent to the mesentry until it reaches the cranial border of the mesentry.

*The '''transverse colon''' crosses the midline of the abdomen, from right to left at the cranial border of the mesentry.

*The '''transverse colon''' crosses the midline of the abdomen, from right to left at the cranial border of the mesentry.

*The '''descending colon''' continues caudally to the rectum and anus.

*The '''descending colon''' continues caudally to the [[Rectum - Anatomy & Physiology|rectum]] and [[Anus - Anatomy & Physiology|anus]].

**It has a sigmoid flexure before it enters the pelvic cavity.

**It has a sigmoid flexure before it enters the pelvic cavity.

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