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The colon is a storage tube for solid wastes. The main function of the colon appears to be extraction of water and salts from feces. In mammals, it consists of the ascending colon, transverse colon, the descending colon, and the sigmoid colon. The colon from cecum to the splenic flexure is also known as the right colon. The remainder is known as the left colon. The location of the parts...


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Why am I having such large bowel movements?
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