The upper portion of the rectum is the intraperitoneal rectum; it is also about 8 cm in length and extends upward to the sigmoid, which is marked by the transition to a definite mesentery. In this method of nomenclature the old designation "recto-sigmoid" is eliminated and replaced by the...
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The colon is divided into sections that include the cecum, ascending colon, hepatic flexure, transverse colon, splenic flexure, descending colon, sigmoid, and rectum. While there is universal...doi:10.1007/978-1-4612-6012-7_2Claude E. Welch M.D., D.Sc., F.A.C.S....
Rectum, terminal segment of the digestive system in which feces accumulate just prior to discharge. The rectum is continuous with the sigmoid colon and extends 13 to 15 cm (5 to 6 inches) to the anus. A muscular sheet called the pelvic diaphragm runs per
Volume 50, Issue 221, page 348, November 1962 Additional Information How to Cite (1962), Surgical anatomy of the colon, rectum and anal canal. By Harry E. Bacon, M.D., Sc. D., LL. D., F.A.C.S., F.R.S.M., F.P.C.S., F.I.C.S., F.A.C.S., F.P.C.G. II ×...
Colon, Cecum, and Appendix: Anatomy The large intestines constitute the last portion of the digestive system. The large intestine consists of the cecum, appendix, colon (with ascending, transverse, descending, andsigmoidSigmoidA segment of the colon between the rectum and the descending colon.Volvul...
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(Anatomy) the part of the large intestine between the caecum and the rectum [C16: from Latin: large intestine, from Greekkolon] colon (kəˈlɒn;Frenchkɔlɔ̃) n (Agriculture) a colonial farmer or plantation owner, esp in a French colony ...
(Anatomy) the S-shaped bend in the final portion of the large intestine that leads to the rectum. Also called: sigmoid flexure Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014...
Surgical Anatomy of the Rectum, Anal Canal, Perineum, and ColonThe two levator ani muscles form a funnel whose outlet begins at the level of the puborectal sling and there forms a sharp angle — about 90° — backward. The medial fibers of the levator ani form a......