Large Intestine

Question 1

teniae coli

Answer 1

longitudinal muscle that forms bundles (line through all large intestine)

Question 2

haustra

Answer 2

contraction of teniae coli bunch up large intestine into many sacs

Question 3

cecum

Answer 3

first part of large intestine (sac located in lower right quadrant of abdomen)

Question 4

vermiform appendix

Answer 4

inferior to cecum

Question 5

ileocecal valve

Answer 5

junction between ileum and cecum

Question 6

ascending colon

Answer 6

right lateral border of abdomen

Question 7

right colic flexure

Answer 7

90 degree turn to left near inferior border of left

Question 8

transverse colon

Answer 8

originates at the right colic flexure, approaches the spleen in the upper left abdominal quadrant

Question 9

left colic flexure

Answer 9

90 degree turn inferiorly at the spleen

Question 10

descending colon

Answer 10

originates at the left colic flexure, left side of abdomen, terminates at sigmoid colon

Question 11

sigmoid colon

Answer 11

shape resembles the letter S, terminates at rectum

Question 12

rectum

Answer 12

muscular tube that readily expands to store accumulated fecal material prior to defecation

Question 13

anal canal

Answer 13

last few centimeters of the large intestine, passes through an opening in the muscles of the pelvic floor

Question 14

internal and external anal sphincters..

Answer 14

relax during defecation

Question 15

appendicitis

Answer 15

inflammation of appendix (problematic if bursts)

Question 16

diarrhea

Answer 16

too much water left in intestine (usually cleansing)

Question 17

constipation

Answer 17

not enough water in intestine

Question 18

diverticulosis

Answer 18

development of diverticula (sac-like appendages) along the length of the colon

Question 19

diverticulitis

Answer 19

inflammation of diverticula