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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.
The transverse colon is the longest and most movable part of the colon. It crosses the abdomen from the ascending colon at the hepatic or right colic flexure with a downward convexity to the descending colon where it curves sharply on itself beneath the lower end of the spleen forming the splenic or left colic flexure.t crosses the abdomen from the ascending colon at the hepatic or right colic flexure with a downward convexity to the descending colon where it curves sharply on itself beneath the lower end of the spleen forming the splenic or left colic flexure.