Large Intestine Flashcards
Location of large intestine
From ileocecal valve to Anus
Frames small intestine on three sides
Function of large intestine
Dry out indigestible food residue by absorbing water
eliminate residue as feces
and absorb some vitamins using bacteria
Five subdivisions of the large intestine
Cecum appendix rectum anal canal
Saclike first part of the large intestine
Cecum
Hangs from CEcum
Appendix
Why is it easy for the appendix to become inflamed
Usually twisted which makes ideal for bacteria to accumulate
What three things are located in the pelvis
Sigmoid colon
Rectum
anus
Opening of the large intestine
Anus
Formed by skeletal muscle and under voluntary control
External anal sphincter
Formed by smooth muscle
Internal involuntary sphincter
Goblet cells are found where
Mucosa
Goblet produces what
Alkaline mucus which lubricates for passage of feces
The muscular is externa is reduced to what in li
Three bands called teniae coli
Teniae coli
Robbins of colon
The teniae coli cause the wall of large intestine to go what
Pucker into haustra
