Anatomy, embryology and physiology
Anatomy and terminology
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Iacopetta B. Int J Cancer 2002;101:403‒8.
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*Note the rectum is sometimes categorised as part of the
left colorectum and sometimes as a separate entity.
Right colon
Sigmoid
colon
Splenic
flexure
Caecum
Descending
colon
Rectum*
Hepatic
flexure
Ascending
colon
Rectosigmoid
junction
Left colorectum
Transverse
colon
