Where it is
In the pelvis, dorsally, from the pelvic inlet to the anal canal.
- Layer
- Organs
- System
- Digestive system
- Region
- Pelvis
What it is and what it does
The rectum is the last part of the large intestine, the continuation of the descending colon into the pelvic cavity, where it lies dorsal to the urinary bladder and the prostate (in the male) or the uterus and vagina (in the female) and ends in the anal canal. It is held by the mesorectum and belongs to the pelvic viscera, together with the bladder and the urethra.
Worth remembering
It belongs to the pelvic organs, together with the bladder and the urethra.
Names
- Latin term: rectum.
- In Romanian: Rectul (Romanian page).