Haustra
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| Arteries of cecum and vermiform process. | |
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| Latin | haustra coli |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | h_03/12408675 |
The haustra of the colon are the small pouches caused by sacculation, which give the colon its segmented appearance. The taenia coli runs 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.
Haustral contractions are slow segmenting movements that occur every 30 minutes. One haustrum distends as it fills, which stimulates muscles to contract, pushing the contents to the next haustrum.
[edit] External links
- SUNY Labs 39:13-0301 - "Intestines and Pancreas: Large Intestine"
- Dictionary at eMedicine haustrum
- Roche Lexicon - illustrated navigator, at Elsevier 04967.000-2
- Radiology at anatrad.com
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| Anatomy of torso, digestive system: Gastrointestinal tract |
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| Upper gastrointestinal tract Mouth • Pharynx (nasopharynx, oropharynx, hypopharynx) • Esophagus • Crop • Stomach (rugae, gastric pits, cardia/gland, fundus/gland, pylorus/gland, pyloric antrum) Lower gastrointestinal tract Large intestine: Cecum • Colon (ascending colon, transverse colon, descending colon, sigmoid colon) • Rectum (Houston valve, rectal ampulla, pectinate line) • Anal canal (anal valves, anal sinuses, anal columns) Anus: Sphincter ani internus muscle • Sphincter ani externus muscle GALT: Peyer's patches • M cells intestinal villus • crypts of Lieberkühn • circular folds • taenia coli • haustra • epiploic appendix |
