A Nurse Is Teaching a Patient About the Large Intestine

question 35

Multiple Choice

A nurse is teaching a patient about the large intestine in elimination. In which order will the nurse list the structures, starting with the first portion?

• A) Cecum, ascending, transverse, descending, sigmoid, and rectum
• B) Ascending, transverse, descending, sigmoid, rectum, and cecum
• C) Cecum, sigmoid, ascending, transverse, descending, and rectum
• D) Ascending, transverse, descending, rectum, sigmoid, and cecum

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