Colorectal

Question 1

Length of the colon and rectum
Length and breadth of caecum
More than this cause caecal perforation
Length of asc colon, TC, DC and sigmoid

Answer 1

150cms
7.5 cm diameter and 10 cms length
More than 12 cms
15, 45, 25, 15-50

Question 2

Causes of faecal incontinence

Answer 2

alter anorectal anatomy (trauma, surgery),
overwhelm physiologic control mechanisms (diarrhea, secretory tumors, fecal impaction), or
interfere with neurologic function (diabetes, spinal cord injury, pudendal nerve injury)

Question 3

Layers of large bowel

Answer 3

Mucosa - epithelium, lamina propria, muscularis mucosa
Submucosa
Muscularis propria - inner circular and outer longitudinal layer of muscle. Myenteric or Auerbach’s plexus in between the layers
Serosa