Descending colon and rectum
Colon descendens
The small colon, forming the faecal balls and absorbing water on the way to the rectum.
- System
- digestive
- Region
- Abdomen
- Sides
- Single, on the midline
Where it runs from and to
What this structure is anchored to at each end, and what that lets it do.
- Origin
- The transverse colon.
- Action
- The small colon, forming the faecal balls and absorbing water on the way to the rectum.
- Nerve
- Pelvic nerves and the caudal mesenteric plexus.
Written for Vetomica in its own words from the standard reference anatomy of the horse; the books it was checked against are listed below.
Terminology
- English
- Descending colon and rectum
- Latin (NAV)
- Colon descendens
- Status
- A valid term in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria