*The '''descending colon''' continues caudally to the rectum and anus.
*The '''descending colon''' continues caudally to the rectum and anus.
**It has a sigmoid flexure before it enters the pelvic cavity.
**It has a sigmoid flexure before it enters the pelvic cavity.
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*'''Development'''
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**The ox's ascending colon expands '''caudally''' around the root of the mesentry on the left side of the mesentry (compare to horse, where it expands cranially).