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Colonoscopy
Pronounced - KOH-lon-OSS-kuh-pee
A test to look into the rectum and colon (the colon is also called the large intestine). The doctor uses a long, flexible, narrow tube with a light and tiny lens on the end. This tube is called a colonoscope.
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Rectum
Pronounced - REK-tum
The lower end of the large intestine, leading to the anus.
Large Intestine
Pronounced - LARJ in-TES-tin
The part of the intestine that goes from the cecum to the rectum. The large intestine absorbs water from stool and changes it from a liquid to a solid form. The large intestine is 5 feet long and includes the appendix, cecum, colon, and rectum. The large intestine is also called colon.
Anus
Pronounced - AY-nus
The opening at the end of the digestive tract where bowel contents leave the body.
Cecum
Pronounced - SEEK-um
The beginning of the large intestine. The cecum is connected to the lower part of the small intestine, called the ileum.
Appendix
Pronounced - uh-PEN-diks
A 4-inch pouch attached to the first part of the large intestine (cecum). No one knows what function the appendix has, if any.
Digestive Tract
Pronounced - dy-JES-tuv trakt
The large, muscular tube that extends from the mouth to the anus, where the movement of muscles and release of hormones and enzymes digest food. Also called the Gastrointestinal (GI) Tract or alimentary canal.
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