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| ===Pig=== | | ===Pig=== |
| + | *The arrangement of the transverse and descending colon is similar to that of the dog and cat, but the ascending colon is different. |
| + | **The ascending colon is elongated and coiled to form a cone-shaped organ. |
| + | **The base of the cone is attached to the dorsal abdominal wall and the apex points ventrally. |
| + | **The position of the ascending colon varies with filling of the stomach. |
| + | **From the caecum, there are clockwise centripetal turns to the apex of the cone. |
| + | **Then the centrifugal turns run anti-clockwise on the inside of the cone. |
| + | ***Centripetal turns have two taenia, whilst centrifugal turns have none. |
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| ==Links== | | ==Links== |