Ascending Colon

**Semantic type:** Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component

**Definition:** The first part of the colon (large intestine) that starts in the right lower quadrant of the abdomen and ends at the transverse colon in the right upper quadrant of the abdomen.

**Synonyms:** - Ascending colon - Ascending colon structure (body structure) - COLON, ASCENDING - ascending colon - colon ascendens