Colon (anatomy)

In anatomy of the digestive system, the colon or large intestine or large bowel is the part of the intestine from the cecum to the rectum. Its primary purpose is to extract water from feces. In mammals, it consists of the cecum, ascending colon and approximately the first two-thirds of the transverse colon on the right (or proximal) side and the last third of the transverse colon to the splenic flexure, the descending colon, the sigmoid colon, and the rectum on the left (or distal) side.

Related Topics:
Anatomy - Digestive system - Intestine - Cecum - Rectum - Water - Feces - Mammal - Ascending colon - Transverse colon - Descending colon - Sigmoid colon

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