Free tenia

Taenia libera

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Definition

The free taenia or lateral band, is found on the medial side of the ascending and descending parts of the colon, and on the under aspect of the transverse colon.

References

This definition incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy (20th U.S. edition of Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body, published in 1918 – from http://www.bartleby.com/107/).

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