ascending colon

ascend′ing co′lon

(ˈkoʊ lən)
n. the first portion of the large intestine, extending from the small intestine upward.

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Noun

ascending colon - the part of the large intestine that ascends from the cecum to the transverse colonarteria ascendens, ascending artery - the branch of the ileocolic artery that supplies the ascending colonlarge intestine - beginning with the cecum and ending with the rectum; includes the cecum and the colon and the rectum; extracts moisture from food residues which are later excreted as fecescolon - the part of the large intestine between the cecum and the rectum; it extracts moisture from food residues before they are excreted

ascending colon

[ə′send·iŋ ′kōl·ən] (anatomy) The portion of the colon that extends from the cecum to the bend on the right side below the liver.

ascending colon

as·cend·ing co·lon

[TA] the portion of the colon between the ileocecal orifice and the right colic flexure. Synonym(s): colon ascendens [TA]

ascending colon

The first segment of the colon, which begins in the right lower quadrant of the abdomen at the caecum and ends at the hepatic (right colic) flexure in the right upper quadrant of abdomen, after which point it becomes the transverse colon.
Arterial supply Right colic artery, a branch of the superior mesenteric artery.
Venous supply Right colic and ileocolic veins of the superior mesenteric vein.

as·cend·ing co·lon

(ă-send'ing kō'lŏn) [TA] The portion of the colon between the ileocecal orifice and the right colic flexure.

ascending colon

The part of the large intestine on the right side, running up from the CAECUM to the bend near the liver.

ascending colon

Related to ascending colon: descending colon

noun

Words related to ascending colon

noun the part of the large intestine that ascends from the cecum to the transverse colon

Related Words

arteria ascendens
ascending artery
large intestine
colon

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