Cades Cove

Cades Cove

The location of the parts of the colon is either in the abdominal cavity (intraperitoneal) or behind it in the  Retroperitoneal organs in general do not have a complete covering of  so they are fixed in location. Intraperitoneal organs are completely surrounded by peritoneum and are therefore mobile.Of the colon, the ascending colon, descending colon and rectum are retroperitoneal, while the caecum, appendix, transverse colon and sigmoid colon are intraperitoneal.This is important as it affects which organs can be easily accessed during surgery, such as aThe  of the colon are the small pouches caused by , which give the colon its segmented appearance. Theruns the length of the large intestine. Because the taenia coli is shorter than the intestine, the colon becomes sacculated between the taenia, forming the haustra.

Cades Cove

Cades Cove

Cades Cove

Cades Cove

Cades Cove

Cades Cove

Cades Cove

Cades Cove

Cades Cove