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What is the most distal segment of the large intestine?
What is the most distal segment of the large intestine?
- Rectum (correct)
- Sigmoid colon
- Transverse colon
- Descending colon
What is the purpose of the anorectal flexure?
What is the purpose of the anorectal flexure?
- To increase the volume of the rectum
- To allow for the passage of feces
- To contribute to faecal continence (correct)
- To provide structural support to the rectum
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the inferior mesenteric artery?
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the inferior mesenteric artery?
- Supplies the small intestine (correct)
- Supplies the sigmoid colon
- Supplies the rectum
- Supplies the distal one third of the transverse colon
Which of the following statements about the rectum is FALSE?
Which of the following statements about the rectum is FALSE?
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What part of the colon is retroperitoneal in the majority of individuals?
What part of the colon is retroperitoneal in the majority of individuals?
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What is the direction of the sacral flexure of the rectum?
What is the direction of the sacral flexure of the rectum?
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Which structure attaches the sigmoid colon to the posterior pelvic wall?
Which structure attaches the sigmoid colon to the posterior pelvic wall?
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What is the approximate length of the sigmoid colon?
What is the approximate length of the sigmoid colon?
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What is one of the functions of the mesentery?
What is one of the functions of the mesentery?
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Which artery supplies the organs of the midgut, from the major duodenal papilla to the proximal two-thirds of the transverse colon?
Which artery supplies the organs of the midgut, from the major duodenal papilla to the proximal two-thirds of the transverse colon?
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Which of the following statements about the sigmoid colon is true?
Which of the following statements about the sigmoid colon is true?
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