El colon o intestino grueso es un tubo muscular que empieza al final del intestino delgado y termina en el recto. El colon absorbe agua de las heces líquidas que le llegan del intestino delgado.
Reviewed last on: 3/24/2008
Stephen Gund, MD, PhD, Chief of Hematology/Oncology and Director of the George Bray Cancer Center at New Britain General Hospital, New Britain, CT. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.