Lateral flexures of rectum
Flexurae laterales recti
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Definition
Three lateral flexures (lateral curves) of the rectum are described:
One to the right opposite the junction of the third and fourth sacral vertebræ: Superodextral lateral flexure; Superior lateral flexure
The other to the left, opposite the left sacrococcygeal articulation (however, of little importance) : Intermediosinistral lateral flexure; Intermediate lateral flexure
The third, as the lower flexure with a right side convexity : Inferodextral lateral flexure; Inferior lateral flexure
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/).
