flexure /flex·ure/ (flek´sher) a bend or fold; a curvation.
duodenojejunal flexure.
caudal flexure the bend at the aboral end of the embryo.
cephalic flexure the curve in the midbrain of the embryo.
cervical flexure a bend in the neural tube of the embryo at the junction of the brain and spinal cord.
cranial flexure cephalic f.
dorsal flexure one of the flexures in the mid-dorsal region of the embryo.
duodenojejunal flexure the bend at the junction of duodenum and jejunum.
lumbar flexure the ventral curvature in the lumbar region of the back.
mesencephalic flexure cephalic f.
nuchal flexure cervical f.
pontine flexure a flexure of the hindbrain in the embryo.
sacral flexure caudal f.
sigmoid flexure see under colon.
du·o·de·no·je·ju·nal flexure (d   -d n -j-j nl, d- dn--)n. An abrupt bend in the small intestine at the junction of the duodenum and jejunum. |
duodenojejunal flexure.
See angle of Treitz.
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