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to store food that will be emptied into the rectum
Its function is primarily the absorption of water from fecal matter.
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∙ 15y agoMy teacher at school told me this one................. Its a bit like a semi colon, but has 2 full stops and not one full stop and one comma.
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∙ 9y agoMain function of the colon is to absorb the water and electrolytes from the residue of digestion. In the cecum, you have almost liquid residue and you pass almost solid stool.
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∙ 11y agoWhat the Ascending Colon does is pass the (in process) excrement to the Transverse Colon and then Transverse to the Descending Colon.ect.
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What is the structure between the ascending and transverse colon?
The right colic (hepatic) flexure.
Function of the transverse colon?
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.
Is the ascending colon lateral to the urinary bladder?
The ascending colon is lateral to the urinary bladder.
Which is the Shortest part of colon?
It is the Ascending 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.
What is the structure between the ascending and transverse colon?
The right colic (hepatic) flexure.
What body system does the intestines belong to?
The body system that the colon belongs to is the digestive system. The colon is also known as the large intestine.
Where can you find large intestine?
In the abdominal cavity. It connects to the small intestine in the lower right of the abdominal area, goes up (ascending colon), across, down descending colon), across (transverse colon), and down (sigmoid colon) to the rectum and anus.
Which structures and organs of the pig digestive system develop as tubes or chambers within its tubular digestive tract?
# anal canal # appendix # ascending colon # descending colon # esophagus # gallbladder # liver # pancreas # pharynx # rectum # salivary glands # small intestine # stomach # teeth # tongue # transverse colon
Is the descending colon the first part of the large intetine?
The ascending colon is the first part of the large intestine. The descending colon is the part of the colon that is found at the end of the colon in digestive tract anatomy.
Is the colon part of the digestive system?
Yes, the colon is part of the digestive system. It's also called the large intestine.
Which body systems does colon cancer affect?
The colon cancer affect the digestive system.
The colon travels upward from the cecum to the under surface of the liver?
The ascending colon extends from the cecum to the under surface of the liver where it turns to the left to become the transverse colon.
What is the prime colon?
The prime colon is a part of your digestive system
What system does colon belongs to?
digestive
The colon belongs to what system?
digestive
What is an ascending colon?
An ascending colon is a portion of the human colon which is adjacent to the small intestine.
