The is smaller in caliber than the
Cecum , with which it is continuous.
It passes upward, from its commencement at the cecum, opposite the
Colic Valve , to the under surface of the right lobe of the liver, on the right of the
Gall-bladder , where it is lodged in a shallow depression, the
Colic Impression ; here it bends abruptly forward and to the left, forming the
Right Colic Flexure (hepatic).
It is retained in contact with the posterior wall of the abdomen by the peritoneum, which covers its anterior surface and sides, its posterior surface being connected by
Loose Areolar Tissue with the
Iliacus ,
Quadratus Lumborum ,
Aponeurotic origin of
Transversus Abdominis , and with the front of the lower and lateral part of the right kidney.
Sometimes the
Peritoneum completely invests it, and forms a distinct but narrow
Mesocolon .
It is in relation, in front, with the convolutions of the
Ileum and the abdominal
Parietes .
