Assertion: descending colon | /r/HasProperty | retroperitoneal
Facets:
value: in two-thirds of humans
type: OTHER
value: of the colon
type: OTHER
value: secondarily
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: It is retroperitoneal in two-thirds of humans.
text: The anterior surface and the sides of the organ are covered by the peritoneum, which is the reason why the descending colon is known as retroperitoneal.
text: The descending colon measures up to 25 cm in length and is secondarily retroperitoneal.
text: Of the colon, the ascending colon, descending colon and rectum are retroperitoneal, while the cecum, appendix, transverse colon and sigmoid colon are intraperitoneal.
text: The descending colon is retroperitoneal, whereas the sigmoid colon is suspended by a sigmoid mesocolon.
text: It is retroperitoneal in two-thirds of humans.