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Piece of connective tissue that extends the penis in ruminants.
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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.
How long is the descending colon?
The sigmoid colon (pelvic colon; sigmoid flexure) forms a loop which averages about 40 cm.For more information see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigmoid_colon
What are the 3 divisions of the colon?
The sequence of the colon is: cecum with the attached appendix, the ascending colon, transverse colon, the descending colon, and the sigmoid colon (S shaped) and ends at the rectum.
What is proximal sigmoid?
The proximal sigmoid is part of the digestive system. It is the section of the colon before the rectum begins. Sigmoid means to be similar to an S shape.
Where does the splenic flexure lie?
The splenic flexure lies in the upper left quadrant between the transverse and descending colon.
What animal does not have a sigmoid flexure?
The sigmoid flexure is an "S"-shaped curvature to the penis that is present in animals with fibrous penises (bovines, goat, sheep, etc.). Animals that do not have a sigmoid flexure of the penis include horses and dogs.
What is the structural functional unit of the body?
what is sigmoid flexure
What is the s shaped part of the colon called?
sigmoid flexure
What is this S-shaped part of the colon called?
sigmoid flexure
What is the function of sigmoid flexure?
Sigmoid colonThe sigmoid colon is the part of the large intestine after the descending colon and before the rectum. The name sigmoid means S-shaped (see sigmoid). The walls of the sigmoid colon are muscular, and contract to increase the pressure inside the colon, causing the stool to move into the rectum.The sigmoid colon is supplied with blood from several branches (usually between 2 and 6) of the sigmoid arteries, a branch of the IMA. The IMA terminates as the superior rectal artery.
Is the sigmoid flexure located between the iliac crest and the rectum?
yes
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 this s shaped part of the colon called?
The sigmoid colon (pelvic colon) is the part of the large intestine that is closest to the rectum and anus. It forms a loop that averages about 40 cm in length, and normally lies within the pelvis, but on account of its freedom of movement it is liable to be displaced into the abdominal cavity.
How heavy is a rectum?
The rectum is the terminal section of the alimentary canal; from the sigmoid flexure to the anus. The rectum itself is an opening, and a specific mass would be hard to calculate and rather small.
What is the function of the retractor muscle in a cow?
The function of the retractor muscle in bulls is to form a sigmoid flexure (s-shaped curve) in the penis in order to hold it inside the sheath when not erect.
How long is the descending colon?
The sigmoid colon (pelvic colon; sigmoid flexure) forms a loop which averages about 40 cm.For more information see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigmoid_colon
What is the physical characteristic that bulls have that extends the penis during copulation?
Bulls have what is called the Sigmoid Flexure which is a muscle that expands to allow erection for copulation, and then contracts, pulling the penis back into the bull's body during the time when the penis is not needed.
