title: A geometric description of the ascending colon of some domestic animals.
abstract: In this study, a geometric recognition of the ascending colons of some domestic animals such as pig, ruminants (only the ansa spiralis coli) and dog is presented. The ascending colon of these animals can be considered a tubular shape along a special curve.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Uludag University, 16059 Bursa, Turkey.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Yildiz
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Arslan
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yildiz
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ozgür
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D003106:Colon / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D004285:Dogs / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D012418:Ruminants / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D013552:Swine / Q000033:anatomy & histology