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This is the part of the colon found before the hepatic flexure (where the colon bends at a right angle close to the liver) and continues as the transverse colon.
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Ascending colon
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This is part of the small intestine not the large intestine (colon).
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Ileum
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This is the straight part of the colon found after the splenic flexure where the transverse colon continues as the descending colon.
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Descending colon
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This is continuous with the descending colon and has a characteristic 'S' shape before it becomes the rectum.
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Sigmoid colon
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This is the start of the colon and continuous as the ascending colon up towards the liver. It can be identified by looking for the ileocaecal valve (the connection between the ileum and the caecum thus where the small intestine becomes the large intestine).
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Caecum
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Colon
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Abdominal anatomy
Identify the structure labelled by the arrow in the image below

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