Lower GI track

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<p>Cecum</p>

Cecum

blind pouch at the beginning of the large intestine where the appendix is attached

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<p>Ascending Colon</p>

Ascending Colon

The segment traveling up the right side of the abdomen.

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<p>Hepatic Flexure</p>

Hepatic Flexure

The sharp turn the colon takes near the liver.

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<p>Transverse colon</p>

Transverse colon

The segment crossing horizontally from right to left

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<p>Splenic flexure</p>

Splenic flexure

The sharp turn the colon takes near the spleen

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Descending Colon

The segment traveling down the left side of the abdomen

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Sigmoid Colon

The S-shaped loop at the bottom left that connects to the rectum

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Rectum & Anus

The final holding chamber and exit point for waste