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Colon is divided into several distinct regions, ascending colon, right colic flexure, transverse colon, left colic flexure, descending colon, sigmoid colon. The Colon is part of the large intestine.
Large intestine is connected to small intestine through ileocecal valve and is about 5 feet long. It ends at the anus, encircles small intestine on 3 sides and has subdivisions called the cecum, vermiform, appendix, colon, rectum, anal canal.
There is no difference between the colon and large intestine. Colon is just another word for large intestine.
Actually: The colon is the largest part of the large intestine, there is a descending, transverse, and ascending colon, right and left colic flexure, as well as the sigmoid colon, these are all parts of the colon.
However the colon is not the only part of the large intestine, there are also the cecum, vermiform appendix, rectum, and anal canal.
Therefore the colon carries it towards the rectum, but the rectum is not part of the colon.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 13y agoIn a sense, they are one and the same. The large intestine is the collective term. It is made up of the cecum, the COLON (ascending, transverse, descending & sigmoid colons) and the rectum.
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What is the scientific name for large intestines?
the colon
What is another name for the large intestines?
The large intestine is often referred to as the colon.
Another name for large intestines?
Colon is another word for the large intestine.
Are intestines in the colon?
The colon is the name for large intestine. Ileum is the small intestine
What is The viewing of the large intestines and colon called?
Colonoscopy.
Is bowel and colon the same?
Not exactly. Bowel is all the intestines, both small and large; technically, colon is just the large intestine from cecum to rectum. This is according to www.onelook.com, which has valid dictionaries.
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.
Do your large intestines absorb minerals?
Your large intestine (the colon) absorbs water.
What part of the body is known as the colon?
The large intestines
What is the organ primarily involved in water absorbstion and feces formation?
The intestines, but water reabsorption occurs mostly in the lower small intestines. Feces formation along with some more fluid absorption occurs in the colon of the large intestines. But the large intestines' primary job is to compact liquid waste into solid waste.
Are there another word for large intestines?
Colon is another word for the large intestine
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
