Ascending colon
Ascending colon | |
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vagus[1] | |
Identifiers | |
Latin | colon ascendens |
MeSH | D044682 |
TA98 | A05.7.03.002 |
TA2 | 2982 |
FMA | 14545 |
Anatomical terminology] |
In the
Characteristics and structure
The ascending colon is smaller in calibre than the cecum from where it starts. It passes upward, opposite the
It is retained in contact with the posterior wall of the abdomen by the peritoneum, which covers its anterior surface and sides, its posterior surface being connected by
Sometimes the
It is in relation, in front, with the convolutions of the ileum and the abdominal walls.
Parasympathetic innervation to the ascending colon is supplied by the vagus nerve. Sympathetic innervation is supplied by the thoracic splanchnic nerves.
Location
The ascending colon is on the right side of the body (barring any malformations). The term right colon is
Additional images
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Inner diameters of different sections of the large intestine, with ascending colon (at left) measuring on average 6.6 cm (range 6.0-7.0 cm).[2]
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Intestines
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Front view of the thoracic and abdominal viscera.
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Horizontal disposition of the peritoneum in the lower part of the abdomen.
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The duodenum and pancreas.
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Interior of the cecum and the lower end of ascending colon, showing colic valve.
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Transverse section through the middle of the first lumbar vertebra, showing the relations of the pancreas.
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The relations of the kidneys from behind.
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Ascending colon
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Mesenteric relation of intestines. Deep dissection. Anterior view.
See also
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 1180 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
- ^ Nosek, Thomas M. "Section 6/6ch2/s6ch2_30". Essentials of Human Physiology. Archived from the original on 2016-03-24.
- PMID 20689513.
External links
- Anatomy figure: 37:06-08 at Human Anatomy Online, SUNY Downstate Medical Center - "The large intestine."
- largeintestine at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University) (cecuminside)