Descending colon
- Type
- Organ
- Japanese
- 下行結腸
- Reading
- かこうけっちょう
- English
- Descending colon
- Latin
- Colon descendens
- Main functions
- Digestion / Excretion
Connections
Nerve supply
Blood supply
Connects
Connected by
Articles
Also mentioned in
- Sigmoid colon: location, shape and role from the lower left abdomen to the rectum
- Colic veins: right, middle and left colic veins and portal flow
See every structure in 3D with the teamLabBody anatomy app.