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Location of the Transverse Colon in the Body. The transverse colon is located in the abdomen along with the rest of the colon. More specifically, it runs across the body on the left hand side.Here, the transverse connects the ascending colon, which rises along the right hand portion of the abdominal cavity, to the descending colon, which travels downward.ocation of the Transverse Colon in the Body. The transverse colon is located in the abdomen along with the rest of the colon. More specifically, it runs across the body on the left hand side.
Ascending colon. The ascending (right) colon lies vertically in the most lateral right part of the abdominal cavity, occupying the right iliac fossa, right lumbar region and right hypochondrium. The proximal blind end (pouch) of the ascending colon is called the cecum. The ascending colon takes a right-angled turn just below the liver (right colic or hepatic flexure) and becomes the transverse colon, which has a horizontal course from right to left, occupying the right hypochondrium, epigastrium, and left hypochondrium. Transverse colon