Your descending colon does more than move digestive contents along. It can temporarily store formed stool and help propel it toward the sigmoid colon and rectum.
In this premium 3D medical-science animation, explore the descending colon's location along the left side of the abdomen, see its connection with the sigmoid colon, and discover how stronger colonic mass movements contribute to the onward movement of intestinal contents.
WHAT YOU'LL LEARN: • Where the descending colon sits in the large intestine. • How it connects the splenic flexure to the sigmoid colon. • Why it can serve as a storage region for formed stool. • How colonic mass movements help propel intestinal contents. • Why the sigmoid colon and rectum also participate in normal defecation.
Explore descending-colon anatomy, colonic motility, the sigmoid colon, the rectum, and the physiology of the large intestine through premium 3D medical CGI.
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