Colon (anatomy)
Colon (anatomy) Gray's Fig. 1043 - Superior ileocecal ... In anatomy of the digestive system, the colon, also called the large intestine or large ... mammals, it consists of the cecum, ascending colon, transverse colon, the descending colon, the sigmoid colon, and the ...
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Colon sigmoideum   (translated from German)
Colon sigmoideum Pattern of large intestine anatomy: (1) ascending Grimmdarm (Colon ascendens) (2) transverserunning Grimmdarm (Colon transversum) (3) descending Grimmdarm (Colon descendens) (4) sigma (Colon sigmoideum) (5) ...
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Talk:Colon (anatomy)
Talk:Colon (anatomy) Whts the effect on lifestyle and on digestive function of removing the colon? I can't seem to find it ... specifically on the different parts of the colon, and what (if anything besides location) differentiates between the ascending, transverse, descending, and sigmoid sections of the colon. --Whiteknight 02:35, 24 Jun 2005 ( ...
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List of subjects in Gray's Anatomy: XI. Splanchnology
... 1169 Duodenojejunal flexure Duodenum: ascending portion Duodenum: descending portion Duodenum: horizontal portion Duodenum: superior portion ... coli Gray's page #1180 Ascending aorta: colon Colic arteries of ileocolic : flexures , right and left: Colon Colon: ascendens Colon: ascending Colon: right or hepatic flexure ...
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Sigmoidoscopy
... rectum through the last part of the colon. There are two types of sigmoidoscopy, flexible ... sigmoid, the most distal part of the colon, while colonoscopy examines the whole large bowel ... rectum through the last part of the colon, called the sigmoid or descending colon. Physicians may use the procedure to ...
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Grimmdarm   (translated from German)
Grimmdarm That Grimmdarm (lat. Colon) is a part of the Large intestine ... U" runs. One differentiates between four sections: Colon ascendens: ascending Grimmdarm Colon transversum: transverserunning Grimmdarm Colon descendens: descending Grimmdarm Colon sigmoideum: s-foermiger Grimmdarm ...
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Abdomen   (translated from Chinese)
... Caecum And the AppendixThe Ascending, Transverse And Descending colonsThe Sigmoid colon And the Rectum. Other vital organs inside ... attached appendix, plus the stomach, pancreas, spleen, colon (anatomy)colon, and urinary bladder. The kidneys, pancreas, and ... the umbilicus. It indicates roughly the transverse colon, the lower ends of the kidneys, ...
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Intestine cancer   (translated from German)
... of large intestine anatomy: (1) ascending Grimmdarm (Colon ascendens) (2) transverserunning Grimmdarm (Colon transversum) (3) descending Grimmdarm (Colon descendens) (4) sigma (Colon sigmoideum) (5) Mast or final intestine ( ...
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List of subjects in Gray's Anatomy: IX. Neurology
... s page #759 Nerve fasciculi Wallerian degeneration descending degeneration ascending degeneration Fasciculi in the anterior funiculus Descending fasciculi anterior cerebrospinal (fasciculus cerebrospinalis anterior; direct ... basis bundle ) Fasciculi in the Lateral Funiculus Descending fasciculi lateral cerebrospinal fasciculus (fasciculus cerebrospinalis lateralis ... the posterior cornu inferior cornu (cornu inferior; descending horn; middle horn; medicornu) Gray's page ... orbitales; ascending branches) palatine nerves (nn. palatini; descending branches) anterior palatine nerve (n. palatinus ...
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Gut flora
... up most of the material in the colon and 60% of the mass of feces ... intestine do not have many bacteria. The colon has the greatest numbers of bacteria and ... the activity of these bacteria make the colon the most metabolically active organ in the ... are Gram-positive, while those in the colon are mostly Gram-negative. The first part of the colon is mostly responsible for fermenting carbohydrates, ...
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