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**The ascending colon is elongated and coiled to form a cone-shaped organ.

**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 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.

**The position of the ascending colon varies with filling of the [[Forestomach - Anatomy & Physiology|stomach]].

**From the caecum, there are clockwise centripetal turns to the apex of the cone.

**From the [[Caecum - Anatomy & Physiology|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.

**Then the centrifugal turns run anti-clockwise on the inside of the cone.

***Centripetal turns have two taenia, whilst centrifugal turns have none.

***Centripetal turns have two taenia, whilst centrifugal turns have none.