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Where is the colon located?
The ascending colon runs vertically below the liver. The descending colon runs vertically below the stomach. The transverse colon runs horizontally between the ascending and descending colons and is attached to the bottom of the liver and stomach.
What Organ lies inferior and posterior to stomach?
transverse colon
Function of the transverse colon?
The transverse colon is responsible for absorbing water and electrolytes from digested food, forming and storing feces until elimination. It also helps to move waste material along the digestive tract.
Where is colon?
below the stomach
How long is the transverse part of the colon?
How long is the transverse part of the colon?
What are the symptoms of transverse colon?
The transverse colon is a body part, not a disease.
What is the path of food through your body?
Mouth-esophagus-stomach-small intestines (duodenum, jejunum, ileum)-large intestines (cecum, ascending colon, transverse colon, descending colon, sigmoid colon)-rectum-anus
What is the path of food through the body?
Mouth-esophagus-stomach-small intestines (duodenum, jejunum, ileum)-large intestines (cecum, ascending colon, transverse colon, descending colon, sigmoid colon)-rectum-anus
What are the organs of the gastrointestinal?
Stomach, duodenum, jejunum, ileum, ascending colon, transverse colon, descending colon, pelvic colon, rectum and anal canal. To these secretions from liver and pancreas, enter through second part of duodenum.
Using the four abdominopelvic quadrants Where is the transverse colon located?
The transverse colon is located in the upper left and upper right quadrants of the abdominopelvic region. It sits horizontally across the abdomen, running from right to left underneath the stomach and liver.
What part of large intestine is between the hepatic flexure and the splenic flexure?
The transverse colon is the part of the large intestine that is located between the hepatic flexure (right colic flexure) and the splenic flexure (left colic flexure). It runs horizontally across the abdomen from right to left below the stomach and liver.
What cavity is the transverse colon found in?
The transverse colon is the part of the large intestine which connects the ascending and descending colon. It is in the abdominal cavity.
