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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.
Where does the splenic flexure lie?
The splenic flexure lies in the upper left quadrant between the transverse and descending colon.
Into what three regions is the colon subdivided into Describe how each of these regions is oriented in the body?
The colon is subdivided into three regions: ascending colon, transverse colon, and descending colon. The ascending colon runs vertically on the right side of the abdomen, the transverse colon crosses horizontally from right to left, and the descending colon descends vertically on the left side of the 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 the portion of large intestine on the right side called?
it is the ascending colon the middle is transferse colon and the left is descending
Which organs lie in the left upper quadrent?
The left upper quadrant of the abdomen contains the pancreas, the spleen, the left kidney, the left adrenal gland, the left-most aspect of the liver, and the splenic flexure of the colon along with the left-most transverse colon and the superior aspect of the descending 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.
The part of the colon that lies in the vertical position on the left side of the abdomen extending from a point below the stomach and spleen to the level of the iliac crest is the?
The descending colon. I know this person is in Dr. Morrison's class, look in the book on page 854. It has the answer word for word. Try reading
What organs are on the lower left side of your body?
i think the colon?----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Organs on the left side of the body include (as the previous poster answered) the colon, the stomach, the spleen and left kidney. Also parts of the small intestines will be in the left part.As to the question of which organs are on the lower leftside of the body specifically, the descending colon and sigmoid colon (both are parts of the colon) would be the correct answer.
Is the large intestine part of an organ system?
The large insestine proper is composed of the (1) cecum, (2) appendix, (3) colon, (4) rectum, and (5) anal canal. The colon proper is composed of (1) ascending colon, (2) transverse colon, (3) descending colon, and (4) sigmoid colon. It also has two flextures or bends; the right colic flexure (between the ascending colon and transverse colon) and the left colic flexure (between the transverse colon and the descending colon). drazx is the original author of this answer. by sanket gupta kv No 1 ang
What is The section of the large intestine associated with the spleen?
The section of the large intestine associated with the spleen is the splenic flexure, also known as the left colic flexure. It is located near the spleen, where the colon makes a sharp bend from the transverse colon to the descending colon.
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
