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What cause a thick colon wall?
Diverticulitis causes a thin colon wall. It is a condition that causes weak spots along the intestines in the colon area.
What is the name of the currency in Costa Rica and who was it named after?
The national currency of COSTA RICA is COSTA RICAN COLON (CRC). but since its economy is weak USD is used instead.Costa Rican colones (CRC).The currency of costa Rica is called the colon (colones for more than one). There are 100 centimos in one colon.
What is believed to promote the formation of diverticula?
Diverticula, which are little "weak spots" in the walls of the colon that often form little pouches, are often caused by a diet low in fiber. The lack of fiber means that the colon has to work harder to move contents along. This can often result in a weaker colon as a person ages, and thus diverticula can be formed in the walls of the sigmoid colon.
What are the 4 divisions of the colon?
There are actually more than 6. I believe they would be the cecum, ascending colon, hepatic flexure, transverse colon, colic (or splenic) flexure, descending colon, and sigmoid colon.
The large intestine is also known as the?
The large intestines is also known as the colon. The colon is divided into four sections called the ascending colon, the transverse colon, the descending colon, and the sigmoid colon.
What are the four portions of the colon?
The Sigmoid Colon is the fourth colon..
Is the sigmoid colon and the colon the same?
The sigmoid colon is the last section of the colon (large intestine).
Another name for the large intestine is the?
Colon
What is the narrowest part of the colon?
its found in the sigmoid colon....
Is Phillips colon health a colon cleanser?
Phillips' Colon Health is a probiotic supplement that helps to replenish the good bacteria in the colon hence it is a colon cleanser.
Name the specific regions and anatomical land marks of the large intestine?
The parts of the large intestine are the cecum, colon, and rectum. The colon is subdivided into the ascending colon, transverse colon, descending colon, and sigmoid colon.
Is the cecum located at the inferior end of the descending colon?
The cecum and appendix are located at the inferior end of the ascending colon. The colon has different parts starting with the cecum-ascending colon-transverse colon- descending colon-sigmoid colon-rectum-anal canal-anus.
