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What is a worm shaped tube that extends from the colon?

Appendix


What is the appearance and distribution of the colon in a pig?

The appearance of the colon in pigs is a small tube shaped organ. There is only one colon in each pig.


What is the s shaped part of the colon called?

sigmoid flexure


What is this S-shaped part of the colon called?

sigmoid flexure


Is the sigmoid colon and the colon the same?

No, the sigmoid colon is a specific part of the colon. The colon, also known as the large intestine, is divided into different segments, and the sigmoid colon is the S-shaped portion located near the end of the colon before the rectum.


Why are turds shaped like a softball?

They usually take the shape of the colon.


What medical term is S-shaped structure of the large intestine?

Sigmoid colon.


Does a ascending colon become the sigmoid colon?

No, the ascending colon does not become the sigmoid colon; they are distinct segments of the large intestine. The ascending colon is located on the right side of the abdomen and leads to the transverse colon, which then connects to the descending colon. The descending colon eventually transitions into the sigmoid colon, which is shaped like an "S" and connects to the rectum. Each segment has its own specific function in the digestive process.


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 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.


What is the lowest region of the large intestine?

The lowest segment of the large intestine is the anal canal.


What are the parts that make up large intestine?

The appendix, (Cecum) ascending colon, transverse colon, descending colon, (Sigmoid colon)and rectum.The large intestine consists of the appendix, the cecum, ascending colon, hepatic flexure, transverse colon, splenic flexure, descending colon, sigmoid colon and rectum.Cecum with the vermiform appendix hanging from it, the ascending colon, transverse colon, descending colon, sigmoid colon (which is s - shaped), rectum, the anal valve and lastly the anus.