NEET PG DENTAL EXAM

Detailed explanation-1: -Ascending colon (right colon): This is the first part of the colon. Transverse colon: This is the middle part of the colon. Descending colon (left colon): This is the third part of the colon. Sigmoid colon : This is the last part of the colon.

Detailed explanation-2: -The 4 major functions of the large intestine are recovery of water and electrolytes, formation and storage of faeces and fermentation of some of the indigestible food matter by bacteria. The ileocaecal valve controls the entry of material from the last part of the small intestine called the ileum.

Detailed explanation-3: -This 6 feet of dense muscle is divided into four parts: the ascending colon, the transverse colon, the descending colon and the sigmoid colon.

Detailed explanation-4: -The entry point, about six inches long, is called the cecum. The rest of the colon is divided into segments: the ascending colon (traveling up), the transverse colon (traveling across to the left), the descending colon (traveling down) and the sigmoid colon (headed back across to the right).