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The ascending colon is smaller in caliber than the cecum, with which it is contiguous.
It passes upward, from its commencement at the cecum, opposite the colic valve, to the under surface of the right lobe of the liver, on the right of the gall-bladder, where it is lodged in a shallow depression, the colic impression; here it bends abruptly forward and to the left, forming the right colic flexure (hepatic).
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 loose areolar tissue with the Iliacus, Quadratus lumborum, aponeurotic origin of Transversus abdominis, and with the front of the lower and lateral part of the right kidney.
Sometimes the peritoneum completely invests it, and forms a distinct but narrow mesocolon.It is in relation, in front, with the convolutions of the ileum and the abdominal parietes.
It is also a part of the large intestine.
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∙ 9y agoThe ascending colon's main function is to carry feces from the cecum to the transverse colon. The release of vitamins is also carried out in the ascending colon.
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The colon travels upward from the cecum to the under surface of the liver?
The ascending colon extends from the cecum to the under surface of the liver where it turns to the left to become the transverse colon.
What is an ascending colon?
An ascending colon is a portion of the human colon which is adjacent to the small intestine.
What section of the large intestine is the ascending colon?
The ascending colon is the first section of the large intestine.
Is the ascending colon lateral to the urinary bladder?
The ascending colon is lateral to the urinary bladder.
Which is the Shortest part of colon?
It is the Ascending colon...
What is the narrowest part of the colon?
its found in the sigmoid colon....
What abdominal region contains the ascending colon?
The right iliac and right lumbar regions contain the ascending colon.
What are the 4 divisions of the colon?
There are actually more than 6. I believe they would be the cecum, ascending colon, hepatic flexure, transverse colon, colic (or splenic) flexure, descending colon, and sigmoid colon.
What are the four portions of the colon?
The Sigmoid Colon is the fourth colon..
What extends from the hepatic flexure and the ascending colon?
The transverse colon
Is the cecum located at the inferior end of the descending colon?
The cecum and appendix are located at the inferior end of the ascending colon. The colon has different parts starting with the cecum-ascending colon-transverse colon- descending colon-sigmoid colon-rectum-anal canal-anus.
What if the function of ascending colon?
The ascending colon carries fecal matter to transverse colon. Along it's tract, bacteria digest the fecal material to release vitamins, nutrients and water.
