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suspensory ligament of duodenum

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A thin muscle connecting the junction between the duodenum, jejunum, and duodenojejunal flexure to connective tissue surrounding the superior mesenteric artery and coeliac artery [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suspensory_muscle_of_duodenum ]

Term info

Label

suspensory ligament of duodenum

Synonyms
  • ligament of Treitz
  • muscle of Treitz
  • musculus suspensorius duodeni
  • suspensory muscle of duodenum
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has related synonym

musculus suspensorius duodeni

id

UBERON:0000642

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