A lower GI series is a series of x rays of the colon and rectum
The rectum is the lower end of the colon. Then your feces moves into your anus.
Colon or large intestine is a muscular tube attached with rectum through a smaller muscular tube, the cancer which is present in the upper colon is known as colon cancer, and if tumor is present in the lower colon (rectum) then it is called cancer of the rectum or rectal cancer or colorectal cancer.
A lower GI series is a series of x rays of the colon and rectum
Enema
Colonoscopy - The direct visual examination of the inner surface of the entire colon from the rectum to the cecum.Sigmoidoscopy - The endoscopic examination of the interior of the rectum, sigmoid colon, and possible a portion of the descending colon.
No, the rectum is the lower part of the large intestine between the colon and the anal canal. The storage organ for urine is the urinary bladder.
The sigmoid colon is found almost at the end of the GIT in the lower abdomen. It is a continuation of the descending colon and becomes the rectum.I.e. oesophagus --> stomach --> duodenum --> jejunum --> ileum --> ascending colon --> transverse colon --> descending colon --> sigmoid colon --> rectum --> anus --> toilet.It is part of large intestine
Enema
The sigmoid colon is found almost at the end of the GIT in the lower abdomen. It is a continuation of the descending colon and becomes the rectum.I.e. oesophagus --> stomach --> duodenum --> jejunum --> ileum --> ascending colon --> transverse colon --> descending colon --> sigmoid colon --> rectum --> anus --> toilet.It is part of large intestine
In a colonoscopy, a flexible tube with a lighted mirror at the end is threaded through the anus, rectum, and colon to examine the lower part of the large intestines. The patient receives a short-acting sedative which puts the person in a twilight sleep, so they can respond and move as told to do so, but they will not remember the procedure or any discomfort.
Feces technically is not stored, it is held in the Descending Colon until its is ready to be expelled.