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2. Large Intestine & Colon: Function, Anatomy & Location - Cleveland...

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   Overview. The large intestine includes the cecum, ascending colon, transverse colon, descending colon, sigmoid colon and rectum. What is the large intestine? Your large intestine is part of your digestive system. It turns food waste into solid poop (stool) and drives the pooping process.

3. Large intestine: Anatomy, blood supply and innervation - Kenhub

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   The large intestine consists of eight parts; the cecum, appendix, ascending colon, transverse colon, descending colon, sigmoid colon, rectum, and anal canal. The middle four sections (ascending to sigmoid parts) form the colon .

4. The Colon - Ascending - Transverse - Descending - TeachMeAnatomy

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   The colon (large intestine) is the distal part of the gastrointestinal tract, extending from the cecum to the anal canal. It receives digested food from the small intestine, from which it absorbs water and electrolytes to form faeces. Anatomically, the colon can be divided into four parts – ascending, transverse, descending and sigmoid.

5. The Large Intestine: Anatomy and 3D Illustrations - Innerbody

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   The large intestine is about 5 feet (1.5 m) in length and 2.5 inches (6-7 cm) in diameter in the living body, but becomes much larger postmortem as the smooth muscle tissue of the intestinal wall relaxes.

6. Large Intestine: Function, Structure, and Keeping It Healthy

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   This article describes the anatomy and function of the large intestine, including the diseases and disorders that can affect this important organ. It also offers tips on how to keep your large intestine healthy to avoid disease.

7. Colon anatomy: Pictures, features, and function - Medical News...

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   The colon is part of the large intestine, and it absorbs water and nutrients from food. Learn more about what the colon does and its anatomy here.

8. 22.11A: Anatomy of the Large Intestine - Medicine LibreTexts

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   The large intestine absorbs water from the remaining indigestible food matter and compacts feces prior to defecation.

9. Large Intestine - Location, Anatomy, Diagram, Structure,...

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   The large intestine is held in place and attached to the abdominal wall by a sac-like structure called the mesentery. The mesentery also supplies the large intestine with blood from the superior and inferior mesenteric arteries.

10. Colon: Anatomy, histology, composition, function | Kenhub

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    The colon forms part of the large intestine and extends between the caecum and the rectum. It is about 1.5 meters in length and consists of four parts: ascending; transverse; descending; sigmoid colon

11. The Intestines: Anatomy and 3D Illustrations - Innerbody

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    The large intestine is about 2.5 inches in diameter and about 5 feet long in a living body. It receives fecal matter from the small intestine through the ileocecal sphincter. The smooth walls of the large intestine absorb water from fecal matter.