Anatomy
·Abdomen
Large Intestine
⭐ PREMIUM
The large intestine frames the abdomen; its blood supply changes at the splenic flexure (mid-/hindgut junction).
DISTINGUISHING FEATURES (vs small bowel)
• Teniae coli (3 longitudinal bands), haustra (sacculations), omental (epiploic) appendages, larger calibre.
PARTS & PERITONEAL STATUS
• Caecum + appendix, ascending colon (retroperitoneal), transverse colon (intraperitoneal, on the transvers…
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