Parts of the Colon

Question 1

ascending colon

Answer 1

begins at the superior surface of the cecum

Question 2

ascends along

Answer 2

right lateral and posterior wall of peritoneal cavity to the inferior surface of the liver and bends at right colic flexure

Question 3

transverse colon

Answer 3

crosses abdomen from right to left and turns at left colic flexure

Question 4

transverse colon is supported by

Answer 4

transverse mesocolon

Question 5

transverse colon is separated from

Answer 5

anterior abdominal wall by greater omentum

Question 6

descending colon

Answer 6

proceeds inferiorly along the left side to the iliac fossa and is retroperitoneal, firmly attaching itself to the abdominal wall

Question 7

sigmoid colon shape

Answer 7

s-shape

Question 8

sigmoid colon starts at

Answer 8

sigmoid flexure and lies posterior to urinary bladder and is suspended from sigmoid mesocolon and empties into rectum

Question 9

pressure from colon

Answer 9

puts pressure on urinary bladder