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LARGE INTESTINE
LARGE INTESTINE
COLOR CODE THE
LARGE INTESTINE
C, B, D, F, H, I, J, and
K
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LARGE INTESTINE
Functions:
Only about 5-6 feet
Main function to absorb
water
LOTS of bacteria
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Cecum: Receive
digestive liquid from
S.I.
Compaction begins
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Ileocecal Valve:
One way valve
between cecum and
ileum.
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Appendix: Worm like
structure, no function.
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Inflammation???
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COLON (4)
Ascending = goes up
Transverse = across
Descending = goes
down
Sigmoid = bending
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Rectum: Collects
feces and expels
Very Muscular
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Defecation:
Expelling of waste,
some conscious
control
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LARGE INTESTINE
ANUS: External
opening
Two anal sphincter
1. Interior =
involuntary
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DISORDERS
Diarrhea: NOT
enough water
absorbed by the
colon.
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As part of the digestion
process, or due to fluid intake,
food is mixed with large
amounts of water. Thus,
digested food is essentially
liquid prior to reaching the
colon. The colon absorbs
water, leaving the remaining
material as a semisolid stool. If
the colon is damaged or
inflamed, however, absorption
DISORDERS
Constipation: TOO
much water absorbed by
the large intestine.
Make sure you drink
plenty of water and eat
more fiber
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DISORDERS
Hemorrhoids:
Large veins
inflamed in rectum
and anus
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Hemorrhoids
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6 hours
2-7 days
DISORDERS
Appendicitis:
Inflammation of the
appendix, HAVE to
be removed.
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Appendicitis
Appendicitis
DISORDERS
Colostomy:
Remove parts of
the colon.
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Colostomy
Colostomy
DISORDERS
Colon Cancer:
Leading cause of
cancer death in
men and women.
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nd
2
The cells divided when they were
not needed and formed an extra
mass of tissue-cancer
Define colonopticosis
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DISORDERS
Colonopticosis:
Colon = L.I.
Optic = eye, see
Osis = state
condition
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