Large intestine Flashcards
Length of transverse colon
38 cm
Length of sigmoid colon
25 to 38 cm
Length of descending colon
25 cm
Length of Rectum
13 cm
Length of Ascending colon
13 cm
Length of Anal Colon
4 cm
Length of cecum
6 cm
Blood supply of cecum
anterior and posterior cecal artery from ileocolic from SMA
Venous drainage of cecum
anterior and posterior cecal vein from ileocolic vein from SMV
Length of appendix
6 to 10 cm
Most common position of appendix
retrocecal
blood supply of appendix
appendicular artery from ileocolic artery from SMA
venous drainage of appendix
appendicular vein from posterior cecal vein from SMV
what nerve maybe injured in appendectomy
iliohypogastric nerve
most common cause of appendicitis
children: hyperplasia of lymphatic tissue
adult: fecalith
blood supply of ascending colon
Ileocolic and right colic artery from SMA