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What is the portion of the colon on the left side in the digestive system?
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What is the portion of large intestine on the right side called?
it is the ascending colon the middle is transferse colon and the left is descending
Are the digestive system and excretory system related?
The digestive system takes food and breaks it down, and the excretory takes whatever is left over.
Which organs in the body are affected by colon cancer?
Colon cancer starts from polyps attached to the lining of the colon wall. If left alone, these polyps can turn cancerous. Colon cancer has capability to spread throughout the body. The highway systems they use to spread their destructive cells is the bloodstream and lymphatic system. Provided that this disease spreads to different parts of the form, its belongings could be destroying
Where should a colon be placed?
It is part of your large intestine. (Maya, Ally, & Jeffry) The human intestine consists of two segments: the small intestine and the large intestine. The large intestine is subdivided into cecum and colon and the colon consists of four sections that are ascending colon, on the right side of the human body; transverse colon, from right to left; descending colon, on the left side and sigmoid colon, on the lower left side. The rectum is the portion of the colon sigmoid that end up on the anus.
What is the ileocolic anastomosis?
Ileocolic anastomosis is a type of procedure used to connect two structures in the digestive tract, more specifically the colon and ileum. It is commonly done on patients that have Crohn's Disease and colorectal cancer.
- The subdivisions of the large intestine?
Subdivisions of large intestineCaecum (5-8 cm lying between the small intestine and ascending portion of colon)Appendix (blind ending finger like projection at the end of caecum)Ascending portion of colon (which goes up the right side of body to the level of liver)Transverse portion of colon (lying horizontally below the liver and stomach)Descending portion of colon (passes down to the left side of body)Sigmoid part of colon (slightly bent and enters the rectum)Rectum (21-23 cm long opens into anal canal)Anal canal (2.5 cm long)
What organ is located right above the left hip bone and can have sharp pains?
Spleen is along the left upper side of your stomach. Pancreas is also in that general area.
What quadrant is the gall bladder in?
The left upper quadrant is the location of the left portion of the liver, the larger portion of the stomach, the pancreas, left kidney, spleen, portions of the transverse and descending colon, and parts of the small intestine. The upper light contains the rest of the stomach.
How do the Endocrine and Reproductive systems work together?
The digestive system takes in the food and the excretory system removes the waste left over from the excess food.The digestive system takes in the food and the excretory system removes the waste left over from the excess food.
Is left ventricle digestive respiratory excretory circulatory?
The left ventricle is one of the four chambers of the heart, so it is part of the circulatory system.
What abdominal quadrant best describes the location of the sigmoid colon?
The sigmoid colon is located in the lower left quadrant of the abdomen.
What are the organs found in the right iliac region?
The organs that are in the left iliac region include distal portion of the descending colon, usually the sigmoid colon, and portions of the small intestine.
