Sacral flexure of rectum
Flexura sacralis recti
- Related terms: Sacral flexure
Definition
The rectum presents two antero-posterior curves: an upper flexure (Sacral flexure), with its convexity backward, and a lower flexure (Anorectal flexure; Perineal flexure), with its convexity forward, at the junction between the rectum and the anal canal.