Large intestine

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The large intestine (or(also known as the colon or large bowel) is a 1.5 metre muscular tube that extends from the caecum to the rectum. It has three outer longitudinal muscular layers called taenia coli, which are about 30 cm shorter than the length of the large bowel causing characteristic sacculations interrupted by incomplete rings called haustra 1. The large bowel is divided into the following parts:

  • -<p>The <strong>large intestine</strong> (or <strong>large bowel</strong>) is a 1.5 metre muscular tube that extends from the caecum to the rectum. It has three outer longitudinal muscular layers called <a href="/articles/taeniae-coli">taenia coli</a>, which are about 30 cm shorter than the length of the large bowel causing characteristic sacculations interrupted by incomplete rings called <a href="/articles/haustral-markings">haustra</a> <sup>1</sup>. The large bowel is divided into the following parts:</p><ul>
  • +<p>The <strong>large intestine</strong> (also known as the <strong>colon</strong> or <strong>large bowel</strong>) is a 1.5 metre muscular tube that extends from the <a title="Caecum" href="/articles/caecum">caecum</a> to the <a title="Rectum" href="/articles/rectum">rectum</a>. It has three outer longitudinal muscular layers called <a href="/articles/taeniae-coli">taenia coli</a>, which are about 30 cm shorter than the length of the large bowel causing characteristic sacculations interrupted by incomplete rings called <a href="/articles/haustral-markings">haustra</a> <sup>1</sup>. The large bowel is divided into the following parts:</p><ul>
  • -<a href="/articles/caecum">caecum</a><ul><li><a href="/articles/appendix">appendix</a></li></ul>
  • +<a href="/articles/caecum">caecum</a><ul><li><a href="/articles/appendix-1">appendix</a></li></ul>
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