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==Structure==
==Structure==
[[Image:illustration dog descending colon.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Illustration of the dog's descending colon - Copywright RVC 2008]]
[[Image:illustration dog descending colon.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Illustration of the dog's descending colon - Copywright RVC 2008]]
−The following anatomical arrangement is found only in cats and dogs, see species differences.
+The following anatomical arrangement is found only in cats and dogs, see [[#Species Differences|species differences]].
*The '''ascending colon''' continues from the iluem at the ileocolic junction.
*The '''ascending colon''' continues from the iluem at the ileocolic junction.
**It runs to the right of the cranial mesenteric artery in a caudal to cranial direction.
**It runs to the right of the cranial mesenteric artery in a caudal to cranial direction.