Lairge thairm
(Reguidit frae Lairge intestine)
The lairge thairm is the last pairt o the digeestive seestem in vertebrates. Watter is absorbed here an the remainin waste material is stored as feces afore bein removed bi defecation.[1]
| Internal Organs | |
|---|---|
 Front o abdomen, shawin the Lairge thairm, wi the stomach an smaa intestine in gray ootline. | |
 Front o abdomen, shaowin surface markins for liver (reid), an the stomach an lairge thairm (blue). The Lairge Thairm is lik an upside doun U. | |
| Details | |
| Artery | Superior mesenteric, Inferior mesenteric an Iliac arteries |
| Lymph | inferior mesenteric lymph nodes |
| Identifiers | |
| Laitin | intestinum crassum |
| Dorlands /Elsevier | Large intestine |
| TA | A05.7.01.001 |
| FMA | 7201 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
References eedit
- ↑ "large intestine". NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms. National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health. Retrieved 4 Mairch 2014.