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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 4 divisions of the colon?
The four divisions of the colon are the ascending colon, transverse colon, descending colon, and sigmoid colon. These divisions make up the large intestine and are responsible for absorbing water and electrolytes from digested food before eliminating waste.
Does the descending colon extend along the right side of the abdomen?
No, the descending colon is located on the left side of the abdomen. It starts at the splenic flexure near the spleen and runs down to the sigmoid colon in the lower left abdomen.
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 colon is the portion of the large intestine that is closest to the beginning of the sigmoid colon. It is located near the end of the descending colon and functions in absorbing water and electrolytes from the remaining digested food before it moves into the sigmoid colon for further processing.
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 this S-shaped part of the colon called?
sigmoid flexure
What is the 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 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 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 4 divisions of the colon?
The four divisions of the colon are the ascending colon, transverse colon, descending colon, and sigmoid colon. These divisions make up the large intestine and are responsible for absorbing water and electrolytes from digested food before eliminating waste.
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.
What are the subdivision of the colon?
There are four main subdivisions to the colon. The ascending colon, the transverse colon, the descending colon, and the sigmoid colon. The ascending colon travels up the right side of the abdomen until it reaches the level of the right kidney. It then turns at a right angle (known as the right colic flexure) and travels across the abdominal cavity as the transverse colon. It then bends at a right angle again (known as the left colic flexure) and continues down the left side of the abdomen as the descending colon. The colon then enters the pelvis and becomes the 's' shaped sigmoid colon.
