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  • Thumbnail for Transverse colon
    human anatomy, the transverse colon is the longest and most movable part of the colon. It crosses the abdomen from the ascending colon at the right colic...
    3 KB (373 words) - 20:21, 14 February 2024
  • Thumbnail for Sigmoid colon
    completely. 1: Ascending colon 2: Transverse colon 3: Descending colon 4: Sigmoid colon 5: Rectum Iliac colon, sigmoid or pelvic colon, and rectum seen from...
    5 KB (557 words) - 10:54, 4 May 2025
  • Thumbnail for Large intestine
    removed by defecation. The colon (progressing from the ascending colon to the transverse, the descending and finally the sigmoid colon) is the longest portion...
    48 KB (5,672 words) - 12:10, 13 May 2025
  • Thumbnail for Gastrointestinal tract
    intestine is subdivided into the cecum, and ascending, transverse, descending, and sigmoid colons, rectum, and anal canal. The small intestine is a tubular...
    52 KB (6,113 words) - 01:58, 6 June 2025
  • Thumbnail for Ascending colon
    primates, the ascending colon is the part of the colon located between the cecum and the transverse colon. The ascending colon is smaller in calibre than...
    5 KB (473 words) - 01:23, 16 April 2025
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    Taenia coli (redirect from Colon line)
    Latin) of smooth muscle on the outside of the ascending, transverse, descending and sigmoid colons. They are visible and can be seen just below the serosa...
    4 KB (512 words) - 20:43, 5 November 2024
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    Colectomy (redirect from Colon resection)
    Colectomy (col- + -ectomy) is the surgical removal of any extent of the colon, the longest portion of the large bowel. Colectomy may be performed for...
    27 KB (3,042 words) - 15:17, 26 May 2025
  • Thumbnail for Human anus
    its injuries include anal sphincter lacerations and rectal and sigmoid colon (rectosigmoid) perforation, which might result in death. Lubricant and condoms...
    19 KB (2,006 words) - 12:54, 8 June 2025
  • Thumbnail for Small intestine
    (diagrammatic). From colon 1 the ascending and transverse colon will be formed and from colon 2 the descending and sigmoid colons and the rectum. Second...
    30 KB (3,458 words) - 01:45, 14 May 2025
  • Thumbnail for Colic flexures
    digestive tract, there are two colic flexures, or curvatures in the transverse colon. The right colic flexure is also known as the hepatic flexure, and...
    4 KB (371 words) - 19:16, 4 February 2025
  • Thumbnail for Stomach
    the pancreas, splenic artery, left kidney, left suprarenal gland, transverse colon and its mesocolon, and the left crus of diaphragm, and the left colic...
    49 KB (5,248 words) - 12:07, 5 June 2025
  • Thumbnail for Mesentery
    attaches the colon to the abdominal wall) was formerly thought to be a fragmented structure, with all named parts—the ascending, transverse, descending...
    29 KB (3,585 words) - 01:32, 7 June 2025
  • Thumbnail for Hindgut
    includes the distal one third of the transverse colon and the splenic flexure, the descending colon, sigmoid colon and up to the ano-rectal junction. In...
    2 KB (151 words) - 22:24, 27 March 2024
  • Thumbnail for List of organs of the human body
    Duodenum Jejunum Ileum Large intestine Cecum Ascending colon Transverse colon Descending colon Sigmoid colon Rectum Rectum Liver Liver Gallbladder Gallbladder...
    8 KB (221 words) - 23:29, 25 May 2025
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    7 in) long, and begins at the rectosigmoid junction (the end of the sigmoid colon) at the level of the third sacral vertebra or the sacral promontory depending...
    23 KB (2,384 words) - 19:41, 1 December 2024
  • Thumbnail for Jejunum
    Ileum Large intestine Cecum Appendix Ascending colon Transverse colon Descending colon Sigmoid colon Rectum Anus See also Gastrointestinal wall Human...
    8 KB (770 words) - 09:54, 19 February 2025
  • Thumbnail for Ileum
    muscle contractions called peristalsis. The remaining chyme is passed to the colon. It is of importance in medicine as it can be affected in a number of diseases...
    13 KB (1,595 words) - 10:20, 20 December 2024
  • Thumbnail for Esophagus
    Cecum Appendix Colon Ascending colon Hepatic flexure Transverse colon Splenic flexure Descending colon Sigmoid colon Continuous taenia coli haustra epiploic...
    48 KB (5,642 words) - 20:17, 12 May 2025
  • Thumbnail for Duodenum
    four parts: the first (superior), the second (descending), the third (transverse) and the fourth (ascending) parts. The duodenum is the first section of...
    38 KB (4,139 words) - 05:15, 9 June 2025
  • Thumbnail for Midgut
    bile duct to the hindgut, about two-thirds of the way through the transverse colon. In addition to representing an important distinction in embryologic...
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