S superduper12 Full Member 10+ Year Member 15+ Year Member Joined Jul 8, 2008 Messages 133 Reaction score 0 Jul 13, 2008 #1 Members do not see this ad. what is anatomical subdivisions of large intestine?
R Revilla New Member 10+ Year Member 5+ Year Member 15+ Year Member Joined Jul 22, 2006 Messages 1,069 Reaction score 4 Jul 13, 2008 #2 Ascending colon is on the right side of the body (your left if you're looking at a model). Transverse colon is the part on top that goes straight across. Descending colon is on the left side of the body (your right if you're looking at the model). Sigmoid colon is the start of the loop that leads to the rectum. Upvote 0 Downvote
Ascending colon is on the right side of the body (your left if you're looking at a model). Transverse colon is the part on top that goes straight across. Descending colon is on the left side of the body (your right if you're looking at the model). Sigmoid colon is the start of the loop that leads to the rectum.
S superduper12 Full Member 10+ Year Member 15+ Year Member Joined Jul 8, 2008 Messages 133 Reaction score 0 Jul 13, 2008 #3 I thought that was the gross structure...then what is the gross structure of the large intestine? Upvote 0 Downvote
N nothing123 Full Member 10+ Year Member 15+ Year Member Joined Mar 15, 2008 Messages 108 Reaction score 0 Jul 13, 2008 #4 Cecum > Ascending Colon > Transverse Colon > Descending Colon > Sigmoid Colon > Rectum > Anus/ with the Appendix hanging off the cecum I believe. Upvote 0 Downvote
Cecum > Ascending Colon > Transverse Colon > Descending Colon > Sigmoid Colon > Rectum > Anus/ with the Appendix hanging off the cecum I believe.
R Revilla New Member 10+ Year Member 5+ Year Member 15+ Year Member Joined Jul 22, 2006 Messages 1,069 Reaction score 4 Jul 13, 2008 #5 Yeah, those are the gross anatomical structures. By subdivisions, are you talking about the cecum, the rectum, the anus, and the appendix? Upvote 0 Downvote
Yeah, those are the gross anatomical structures. By subdivisions, are you talking about the cecum, the rectum, the anus, and the appendix?
S superduper12 Full Member 10+ Year Member 15+ Year Member Joined Jul 8, 2008 Messages 133 Reaction score 0 Jul 13, 2008 #6 The AAMC list that we have to know the anatomical subdivisions and gross structure...they seem like the same thing to me. Upvote 0 Downvote
The AAMC list that we have to know the anatomical subdivisions and gross structure...they seem like the same thing to me.
N nothing123 Full Member 10+ Year Member 15+ Year Member Joined Mar 15, 2008 Messages 108 Reaction score 0 Jul 13, 2008 #7 I think what they mean by knowing gross structure is knowing things like the large intestine have haustra made by teniae coli as well as decreased surface area which leads to a loss of absorptive function. Upvote 0 Downvote
I think what they mean by knowing gross structure is knowing things like the large intestine have haustra made by teniae coli as well as decreased surface area which leads to a loss of absorptive function.
S superduper12 Full Member 10+ Year Member 15+ Year Member Joined Jul 8, 2008 Messages 133 Reaction score 0 Jul 13, 2008 #8 oh ok Upvote 0 Downvote
