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What is a lower GI?
A lower GI series is a series of x rays of the colon and rectum
What is the first section of the colon called?
The rectum is the lower end of the colon. Then your feces moves into your anus.
Does ulcerative colitis affect the rectum?
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.
What is a lower GI series?
A lower GI series is a series of x rays of the colon and rectum
What is the medical term meaning Introduction of fluids into the rectum and lower colon?
Enema
Name two lower gastrointestinal system procedures that involve and endoscope?
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.
Does the rectum storage organ for urine?
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.
Where is the colon?
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
What is the medical term meaning solution placed into the rectum and colon to empty the lower intestine prior to an endoscopic examination?
Enema
What is a distal sigmoid colon?
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
What is a flexible colonoscopy?
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.
What organ stores feces before they are egested?
Feces technically is not stored, it is held in the Descending Colon until its is ready to be expelled.
