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Is the urinary bladder medial to the ascending colon?
Yes, the urinary bladder is located below and medial to the ascending colon in the abdominal cavity.
What cavity is the transverse colon found in?
The transverse colon is the part of the large intestine which connects the ascending and descending colon. It is in the abdominal cavity.
The colon travels upward from the cecum to the under surface of the liver?
The ascending colon extends from the cecum to the under surface of the liver where it turns to the left to become the transverse colon.
What is an ascending colon?
An ascending colon is a portion of the human colon which is adjacent to the small intestine.
What abdominopelvic region contains the urinary bladder?
The abdominal region that contains the rectum is the pubic region.
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 section of the large intestine is the ascending colon?
The ascending colon is the first section of the large intestine.
Which is the Shortest part of colon?
The shortest part of the colon is the ascending colon, which connects the cecum to the transverse colon. It measures about 5 to 10 centimeters in length.
What is the narrowest part of the colon?
its found in the sigmoid colon....
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.
Which tissues suspends the intestine with the abdominal cavity?
The mesentery is a double-layered fold of peritoneum that suspends the intestines within the abdominal cavity. It provides support and contains blood vessels, nerves, and lymphatics that supply the intestines.
What causes lower left abdominal distension but not a hernia?
Left lower abdominal distension often times is the result of constipation. The fecal material backs up into the ascending colon causing distension. I the absence of constipation, there could be diverticuli, a weakening in the colon wall causing a "pouch to form.
