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The colon is the common term for the large intestine. It begins in the right lower abdomen where it connects to the ileum at the ileocecal valve, travels up the right side to its first bend underneath the liver at the hepatic flexure, loops down and across to the left upper abdomen where it bends downward at the splenic flexure, travels down the left side to become the sigmoid colon and finally the rectum which connects to the anal canal, and finally the anus and the anal sphincters.
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∙ 16y agoThe job of the colon is to reabsorb water, vitamins, minerals, and electrolytes from the chyme that enters from the iliocecal valve. Water is an important nutrient and the body does what it can to preserve it in order to maintain homeostasis.
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∙ 14y agoAt the end of the large intestine and before the anus.
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∙ 12y agoTo reabsorb water, vitamins, minerals, and electrolytes from the chyme that enters from the iliocecal valve
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What part of the body is known as the colon?
The large intestines
What is the organ that holds waste materials before they are passed from the body?
The bladder & the colon.
What organs are on the lower left side of your body?
i think the colon?----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Organs on the left side of the body include (as the previous poster answered) the colon, the stomach, the spleen and left kidney. Also parts of the small intestines will be in the left part.As to the question of which organs are on the lower leftside of the body specifically, the descending colon and sigmoid colon (both are parts of the colon) would be the correct answer.
What are colons?
The colon is part of your digestive system which processes food and liquid before being eliminated from the body. In English grammar, a colon is a symbol used before listing.
What are organs inside your body called?
human antamy
Which body system does colon belong to?
The body system that the colon belongs to is the digestive system. The colon is also known as the large intestine.
What are the symptoms of transverse colon?
The transverse colon is a body part, not a disease.
Which body systems does colon cancer affect?
The colon cancer affect the digestive system.
What products are available for a colon and body cleanse?
There are many products available for colon and body cleanses. Some examples of these products include Renew Life Organic Total Body Cleanse and Super Colon Cleanse Day & Night.
Is a colon and body cleanse beneficial?
The colon and body is only needed for those who have bad eating habits. Thus it would not help you in the slightest.
What are the functions of colon?
The main function of the colon (main part of the large intestine) is to absorb the remaining water and electrolytes from the indigestible food matter, to accept and store food remains that were not digested in the small intestine, and to eliminate solid waste (feces) from the body. The colon is part of the large intestine, the last part of the digestive system. Its function is to reabsorb fluids and process waste in the body and prepare for its elimination. The colon consists of four parts: descending colon, ascending colon, transverse colon, and sigmoid colon. The colon is part of the large intestine, the last part of the digestive system. Its function is to reabsorb fluids and process waste in the body and prepare for its elimination. The colon consists of four parts: descending colon, ascending colon, transverse colon, and sigmoid colon.The colon is responsible for removing water before wastes are eliminated. The colon also absorbs vitamins and sodium in the body.
Which part of the body is affected by diarrhea?
your zeb
What body organ starts with the letter C?
colon Note: The colon is not an organ, but part of the Intestines.
How do I body and colon clense?
The best way to have a body and colon cleanse is to go on a toxin body cleanse diet. A good and popular one would be the liver cleanse diet.
What body cavity is the rectum located in?
Colon
A body part that begiens with c?
Colon
Holds solid waste from the body?
the colon
