Explore: Taenia Coli

The taeniae coli (also teniae coli or tenia coli) are three separate longitudinal ribbons (taeniae meaning ribbon in Latin) of smooth muscle on the outside

fat accumulations on the viscera The taenia coli run the length of the large intestine. Because the taenia coli are shorter than the large bowel itself

Giardiasis Ascariasis Tropical sprue Tapeworm (Diphyllobothrium latum, Taenia solium, Hymenolepis nana) Hookworm (e.g. Necator americanus, Ancylostoma

that the colon becomes sacculated between the teniae coli because the taenia coli are shorter than the colon. However, it is now more commonly accepted

polyposis coli, a protein that in humans is encoded by the APC gene Melanosis coli, a disorder of pigmentation of the wall of the colon Taenia coli, three

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or 'ribbon') may refer to: Taenia coli, three separate longitudinal ribbons of smooth muscle of the large intestine Taenia thalami, a superior surface

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Unlike other portions of the colon, the rectum does not have distinct taeniae coli. The taeniae blend with one another in the sigmoid colon five centimeters

Transverse colon Splenic flexure Descending colon Sigmoid colon Continuous taenia coli haustra epiploic appendix Rectum Transverse folds Ampulla Anal canal