The splenic flexure refers to
A) the inferior border of the stomach as it empties into the pylorus, anterior to the body of the pancreas.
B) the curvature of the transverse colon as it crosses the abdomen anterior to the duodenum, below the transpyloric plane.
C) that portion of the ascending colon in the epigastric region that courses toward the right side of the body from the region of the splenic hilum.
D) the transverse colon bending to descend on the left, inferior to the spleen and coursing caudally into the left iliac fossa.
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