[[Image:Colon.jpg|left|thumb|100px|Anatomy of the colon]]
[[Image:Colon.jpg|left|thumb|100px|Anatomy of the colon]]
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After food passed from the stomach, it makes its way through the small intestine and into the colon. The colon is usually considered to have 5 sections: the ascending colon, transverse colon, descending colon, sigmoid colon, and rectum.