What Is The Size Of The Human Colon?

Posted on Mon, 2 Oct 2017

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Question : what is the size of the colon in an average adult

Answered by Dr. Prof. Kunal Saha (28 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
6 feet

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for asking on HealthcareMagic.

I have gone carefully through your query and understand your concerns. The average adult human colon is 6 feet (1.8 m) long. This 6 feet of dense muscle is divided into four parts: the ascending colon, the transverse colon, the descending colon and the sigmoid colon.

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