The first section is called the ascending colon. It starts with a small pouch (the cecum)
where the small bowel attaches to the colon and extends upward on the right side of the
abdomen. The cecum is also where the appendix attaches to the colon.
· The second section is called the transverse colon since it goes across the body from the
right to the left side in the upper abdomen.
· The third section, called the descending colon, continues downward on the left side.
· The fourth and last section is known as the sigmoid colon because of its "S" or "sigmoid"
shape.
The waste matter that is left after going through the colon is called