descending colon
Americannoun
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The colon can be divided into four regions, the ascending colon, the transverse colon, the descending colon and the sigmoid colon.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
From there, food residue passes through the descending colon, which runs down the left side of the posterior abdominal wall.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
The inferior mesenteric vein drains the distal third of the large intestine, including the descending colon, the sigmoid colon, and the rectum.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
The colon has four regions, the ascending colon, the transverse colon, the descending colon and the sigmoid colon.
From Textbooks • Apr. 25, 2013
It there turns downward, as the descending colon, and making an S-shaped curve, ends in the rectum.
From A Practical Physiology by Blaisdell, Albert F.
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