{"id":93319,"date":"2021-03-26T06:03:38","date_gmt":"2021-03-26T06:03:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=93319"},"modified":"2023-09-28T06:30:41","modified_gmt":"2023-09-28T06:30:41","slug":"mesocolon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/mesocolon\/","title":{"rendered":"Mesocolon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A fold of peritoneum which supports the colon. In an adult it supports the transverse and sigmoid sections only.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Fold of peritoneum that holds the lower parts of the colon to the inside of the abdominal wall.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The fold of peritoneum by which the colon is fixed to the posterior abdominal wall. Usually only the transverse and sigmoid mesocolons persist in the adult, attached to the transverse and sigmoid colon, respectively.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The double fold of peritoneum by which the large intestine is suspended from the back wall of the abdomen.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"group w-full text-token-text-primary border-b border-black\/10 gizmo:border-0 dark:border-gray-900\/50 gizmo:dark:border-0 bg-gray-50 gizmo:bg-transparent dark:bg-[#444654] gizmo:dark:bg-transparent sm:AIPRM__conversation__response\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-25\">\n<div class=\"p-4 justify-center text-base md:gap-6 md:py-6 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-1 gap-4 text-base mx-auto md:gap-6 gizmo:gap-3 gizmo:md:px-5 gizmo:lg:px-1 gizmo:xl:px-5 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-[38rem] gizmo:md:max-w-3xl gizmo:lg:max-w-[40rem] gizmo:xl:max-w-[48rem] xl:max-w-3xl }\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gap-1 gizmo:w-full md:gap-3 lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)] agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3 max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex flex-col items-start gap-3 overflow-x-auto whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light AIPRM__conversation__response\">\n<p>The peritoneal fold that links the colon to the rear wall of the abdomen.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A fold of peritoneum which supports the colon. In an adult it supports the transverse and sigmoid sections only. Fold of peritoneum that holds the lower parts of the colon to the inside of the abdominal wall. The fold of peritoneum by which the colon is fixed to the posterior abdominal wall. Usually only the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-93319","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-m"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Mesocolon - Definition of Mesocolon<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A fold of peritoneum which supports the colon. In an adult it supports the transverse and sigmoid sections only.Fold of peritoneum that holds the lower parts of the colon to the inside of the abdominal wall.The fold of peritoneum by which the colon is fixed to the posterior abdominal wall. Usually only the transverse and sigmoid mesocolons persist in the adult, attached to the transverse and sigmoid colon, respectively.The double fold of peritoneum by which the large intestine is suspended from the back wall of the abdomen.The peritoneal fold that links the colon to the rear wall of the abdomen.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/mesocolon\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Mesocolon - Definition of Mesocolon\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A fold of peritoneum which supports the colon. In an adult it supports the transverse and sigmoid sections only.Fold of peritoneum that holds the lower parts of the colon to the inside of the abdominal wall.The fold of peritoneum by which the colon is fixed to the posterior abdominal wall. Usually only the transverse and sigmoid mesocolons persist in the adult, attached to the transverse and sigmoid colon, respectively.The double fold of peritoneum by which the large intestine is suspended from the back wall of the abdomen.The peritoneal fold that links the colon to the rear wall of the abdomen.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/mesocolon\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Glossary\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-03-26T06:03:38+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-09-28T06:30:41+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Glossary\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Glossary\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/mesocolon\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/mesocolon\/\",\"name\":\"Mesocolon - Definition of Mesocolon\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2021-03-26T06:03:38+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-09-28T06:30:41+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/#\/schema\/person\/ccfef987a4882e6356ae6d77d33e74c5\"},\"description\":\"A fold of peritoneum which supports the colon. In an adult it supports the transverse and sigmoid sections only.Fold of peritoneum that holds the lower parts of the colon to the inside of the abdominal wall.The fold of peritoneum by which the colon is fixed to the posterior abdominal wall. Usually only the transverse and sigmoid mesocolons persist in the adult, attached to the transverse and sigmoid colon, respectively.The double fold of peritoneum by which the large intestine is suspended from the back wall of the abdomen.The peritoneal fold that links the colon to the rear wall of the abdomen.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/mesocolon\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/mesocolon\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/mesocolon\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Mesocolon\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/\",\"name\":\"Glossary\",\"description\":\"Difinitions\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/#\/schema\/person\/ccfef987a4882e6356ae6d77d33e74c5\",\"name\":\"Glossary\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/author\/adminglossary\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Mesocolon - Definition of Mesocolon","description":"A fold of peritoneum which supports the colon. In an adult it supports the transverse and sigmoid sections only.Fold of peritoneum that holds the lower parts of the colon to the inside of the abdominal wall.The fold of peritoneum by which the colon is fixed to the posterior abdominal wall. Usually only the transverse and sigmoid mesocolons persist in the adult, attached to the transverse and sigmoid colon, respectively.The double fold of peritoneum by which the large intestine is suspended from the back wall of the abdomen.The peritoneal fold that links the colon to the rear wall of the abdomen.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/mesocolon\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Mesocolon - Definition of Mesocolon","og_description":"A fold of peritoneum which supports the colon. In an adult it supports the transverse and sigmoid sections only.Fold of peritoneum that holds the lower parts of the colon to the inside of the abdominal wall.The fold of peritoneum by which the colon is fixed to the posterior abdominal wall. Usually only the transverse and sigmoid mesocolons persist in the adult, attached to the transverse and sigmoid colon, respectively.The double fold of peritoneum by which the large intestine is suspended from the back wall of the abdomen.The peritoneal fold that links the colon to the rear wall of the abdomen.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/mesocolon\/","og_site_name":"Glossary","article_published_time":"2021-03-26T06:03:38+00:00","article_modified_time":"2023-09-28T06:30:41+00:00","author":"Glossary","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Glossary","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/mesocolon\/","url":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/mesocolon\/","name":"Mesocolon - Definition of Mesocolon","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/#website"},"datePublished":"2021-03-26T06:03:38+00:00","dateModified":"2023-09-28T06:30:41+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/#\/schema\/person\/ccfef987a4882e6356ae6d77d33e74c5"},"description":"A fold of peritoneum which supports the colon. In an adult it supports the transverse and sigmoid sections only.Fold of peritoneum that holds the lower parts of the colon to the inside of the abdominal wall.The fold of peritoneum by which the colon is fixed to the posterior abdominal wall. Usually only the transverse and sigmoid mesocolons persist in the adult, attached to the transverse and sigmoid colon, respectively.The double fold of peritoneum by which the large intestine is suspended from the back wall of the abdomen.The peritoneal fold that links the colon to the rear wall of the abdomen.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/mesocolon\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/mesocolon\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/mesocolon\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Mesocolon"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/","name":"Glossary","description":"Difinitions","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/#\/schema\/person\/ccfef987a4882e6356ae6d77d33e74c5","name":"Glossary","url":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/author\/adminglossary\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93319","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=93319"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93319\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":243104,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93319\/revisions\/243104"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=93319"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=93319"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=93319"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}