LARGE INTESTINE

 COLOR CODE THE LARGE INTESTINE  C, B, D, F, H, I, J, and K

LARGE INTESTINE Functions: Only about 5-6 feet Main function to absorb water LOTS of bacteria

LARGE INTESTINE  Cecum: Receive digestive liquid from S.I.  Compaction begins

LARGE INTESTINE  Ileocecal Valve:  One way valve between cecum and ileum.

LARGE INTESTINE  Appendix: Worm like structure, no function.  Inflammation???

COLON (4)  Ascending = goes up  Transverse = across  Descending = goes down  Sigmoid = bending part

LARGE INTESTINE  Rectum: Collects feces and expels  Very Muscular

LARGE INTESTINE  Defecation: Expelling of waste, some conscious control

LARGE INTESTINE  ANUS: External opening  Two anal sphincter  1. Interior = involuntary  2. Exterior = voluntary

DISORDERS  Diarrhea: NOT enough water absorbed by the colon.

 As part of the digestion process, or due to fluid intake, food is mixed with large amounts of water. Thus, digested food is essentially liquid prior to reaching the colon. The colon absorbs water, leaving the remaining material as a semisolid stool. If the colon is damaged or inflamed, however, absorption is inhibited, and watery stools result.

DISORDERS  Constipation: TOO much water absorbed by the large intestine. Make sure you drink plenty of water and eat more fiber

DISORDERS  Hemorrhoids: Large veins inflamed in rectum and anus

Hemorrhoids 

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6 hours

2-7 days

DISORDERS  Appendicitis: Inflammation of the appendix, HAVE to be removed.

Appendicitis

Appendicitis

DISORDERS  Colostomy: Remove parts of the colon.

Colostomy

Colostomy

DISORDERS  Colon Cancer: 2 nd Leading cause of cancer death in men and women.

The cells divided when they were not needed and formed an extra mass of tissue-cancer

 Define colonopticosis

DISORDERS  Colonopticosis:  Colon = L.I.  Optic = eye, see  Osis = state condition