GENERAL HISTOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -(KOH-lun) The longest part of the large intestine (a tube-like organ connected to the small intestine at one end and the anus at the other). The colon removes water and some nutrients and electrolytes from partially digested food.

Detailed explanation-2: -The long, tube-like organ that is connected to the small intestine at one end and the anus at the other. The large intestine has four parts: cecum, colon, rectum, and anal canal. Partly digested food moves through the cecum into the colon, where water and some nutrients and electrolytes are removed.

Detailed explanation-3: -The colon is the longest portion of the large intestine, and the terms are often used interchangeably but most sources define the large intestine as the combination of the cecum, colon, rectum, and anal canal.

Detailed explanation-4: -The large intestine is made up of the cecum, colon, rectum and anus. The colon and rectum are held in the abdomen by folds of tissue called mesenteries.