Colon - Anatomy & Physiology - Flashcards

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Question	Answer	Article
What are the three parts of the colon?	Ascending, transverse and descending	Link to Answer Article
On which side of the cranial mesenteric artery does the ascending colon pass?	Right in a caudal to cranial direction	Link to Answer Article
On which side of the abdomen does the descending colon lie?	Left, then passes more medially before entering the pelvic cavity	Link to Answer Article
Name the process that produces VFAs?	Microbial fermentation	Link to Answer Article
Which layer of the intestinal wall is incomplete?	Lamina muscularis	Link to Answer Article
Name the three parts of the ruminant ascending colon.	Ansa proximalis; ansa spiralis; and ansa distalsis	Link to Answer Article
What is the shape of the ansa spiralis in small ruminants?	Cone	Link to Answer Article
In ruminants, what does the descending colon do before entering the pelvic cavity?	It has a sigmoid flexure	Link to Answer Article
How do the ox and horse differ in their development of the ascending colon?	Ox - developing ascending colon expands caudally around the root of the mesentry. Horse - developing ascending colon expands cranially around the root of the mesentry.	Link to Answer Article
What shape does the pig's ascending colon have?	A cone with clockwise centripetal turns and anti - clockwise centrifugal turns	Link to Answer Article
How many taenia does the pig's ascending colon have?	Centripetal turns have two, centrifugal turns have none	Link to Answer Article