Artwork showing the anatomy of the human colon or large intestine. The colon has no digestive function but is concerned with the absorption of water & electrolytes from the residue of digestion. It consists of 4 sections: the ascending (left),transverse (top),descending (right) and sigmoid (bottom). The sigmoid colon joins with the rectum. The ascending & transverse sections are triangular in cross-section,due to three bands of longitudinal muscle,the teniae coli,which run the length of the organ,from the base of the appendix (tail-like at bottom left) to the rectum. The teniae help to form haustra,the compartment-like pouches along its length | |
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Crédit: | Science Photo Library / Bavosi, John |
Taille de l’image : | 3628 px × 4961 px |
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