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==Introduction==
==Introduction==
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*''Mass movements'' move the content of the large intestine into the [[Rectum - Anatomy & Physiology|rectum]].
*''Mass movements'' move the content of the large intestine into the [[Rectum - Anatomy & Physiology|rectum]].
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==Histology==
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==[[Colon - Histology|Histology]]==
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[[Image:Colon fox transverse section.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Colon (fox) - © RVC 2008]]
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*Mucosa has a columnar epithelium.
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**Mucosa is thick and has long glands.
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*Submucosa has large lymphatic nodules which may interrupt the lamina muscularis.
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*Lamina muscularis is incomplete.
==Species Differences==
==Species Differences==
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