Colon (anatomy) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The colon is the last portion of the digestive system in most vertebrates; it extracts water and salt from solid wastes before they are eliminated from the body. In mammals, the colon consists of fo...
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The large intestine's main function is to remove water from the undigested matter and form solid waste that can be excreted. ... The colon has three parts: the ascending colon and transverse colon, which absorb water and salts, and the descending colon, which holds the resulting waste. Bacteria in the colon help to digest...
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The colon starts on the lower right side of the abdomen, where the small intestine empty the contents of digestion (chyme) into the first portion of the colon (cecum). The ascending colon goes up from the cecum to the level of the liver; ... This describes the normal function of a healthy colon...
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www.colonhealth.net/colon_hydrotherapy/ct_funct.htm
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Intestinal Health question: Which one of the following alimentary segments has no digestive function stomach duodenum esophagus ascending colon or ileum? The alimentary canal (also called the gastrointestinal ... Next is the colon, which is broken down into the ascending, transverse, descending, and sigmoid colon.
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To help you understand how the many parts of the digestive system work together, here is an overview of the structure and function of this complex system. ... The colon is a 6-foot long muscular tube that connects the small intestine to the rectum. The large intestine is made up of the cecum, the ascending (right) colon,
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Your large intestine is made up of four main sections: the ascending colon, transverse colon, descending colon & the sigmoid colon. ... Our colons were intended by nature to function as smoothly flowing sewer systems, in order to promptly flush digestive wastes from the body. Instead, they have become stagnant cesspools,
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www.netmender.net/health/articles/colon_facts.htm
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Nerves and muscles regulate the transit time of the colon. Derangements in either element may seriously disturb colonic function. When colonic transit time is prolonged (colonic inertia), excess fecal water reabsorption and fecal retention may occur.
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Hutchinson encyclopedia article about ascending colon. ascending colon. Information about ascending colon in the Hutchinson encyclopedia. ... Small, clockwise circular movements were initiated at the right anterior superior iliac spine, which is located at the base of the ascending colon.
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Food, which at this point is called chyme, passes from the small intestine, into the cecum, and then into the ascending colon. At this stage the chyme consists of undigested or undigestible food substances, secretions from the liver, pancreas, small intestine and water. In the cecum, the water is mostly...
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www.detoxlife.com/colonfunction_whycleanse.htm
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