P5 ANATOMY OF COLON,RECTUM ,ANAL CANAL Flashcards
name the 9 regions of large intestine
Appendix
cecum
Ascending colon
right colic flexure
Transverse colon
left colic flexure
Descending colon
Sigmoid colon
rectum
Length of cecum
5 cm
Length of ascending
10 cm
length of transverse colon
50 cm
Length of descending
10 cm
Length of sigmoid
50 cm
Length of rectum
15
Length of anal canal
4 cm
mention the 3 teniae coli
omental tenia
mesocolic tenia
free tenia
what type of muscle forms teniae coli
Longitudinal bands of smooth muscles
taeniae commences at
Appendix
teniae ends at
rectosigmoid junction
widest site
cecum
width of cecum
8 cm
width of cecum makes it more prone to
Perforation
Narrowest
sigmoid colon
width of sigmoid colon
4 cm
width of sigmoid colon makes it more prone to
Obstruction