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Colon (anatomy) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. (Redirected from Large intestine In anatomy of the digestive system , the colon is the part of the intestine from the cecum to the rectum . Its primary purpose is to extract water from feces . In mammals , it consists of the ascending colon on the right side, the transverse colon , the descending colon on the left side, the sigmoid colon , and the rectum edit Diseases of the colon angiodysplasia of the colon colon cancer Crohns disease diarrhea diverticulitis ... Hirschsprung's disease (aganglionosis) colitis polyposis pseudomembranous colitis ulcerative colitis and toxic megacolon irritable bowel syndrome (spastic colon) edit Role in digestion The large intestine comes after the small intestine in the digestive tract and measures approximately 1.5m in length. Although there are differences in the large intestine between different organisms, the large intestine is mainly responsible for storing waste and reclaiming water and maintaining water balance. By the time the chyme has reached this tube, almost all nutrients have been absorbed by the body and only water and some electrolytes like sodium and chloride are left. As the chyme moves though the large intestine

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