Preferred Label : taenia coli;
Uberon definition : The taeniae coli (also teniae 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. They are the Mesocolic,
Free and Omental Coli. The teniae coli contracts length wise to produce the haustra,
the bulges in the colon. The bands converge at the root of the vermiform appendix
and the rectum. These bands correspond to the outer layer of the muscularis externa,
in other portions of the digestive tract.;
Uberon synonym : longitudinal band of large intestine muscularis;
Uberon related term : longitudinal bands; tenia coli; teniae coli; taeniae coli;
Origin ID : 0012419;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Uberon cross reference
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The taeniae coli (also teniae 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. They are the Mesocolic,
Free and Omental Coli. The teniae coli contracts length wise to produce the haustra,
the bulges in the colon. The bands converge at the root of the vermiform appendix
and the rectum. These bands correspond to the outer layer of the muscularis externa,
in other portions of the digestive tract.
