Editing Large intestine (section)

====Ascending colon====
{{Main|Ascending colon}}
The ascending colon is the first of four main sections of the large intestine. It is connected to the small intestine by a section of bowel called the cecum. The ascending colon runs upwards through the abdominal cavity toward the transverse colon for approximately eight inches (20&nbsp;cm).

One of the main functions of the colon is to remove the water and other key nutrients from waste material and recycle it. As the waste material exits the small intestine through the [[ileocecal valve]], it will move into the cecum and then to the ascending colon where this process of extraction starts. The waste material is pumped upwards toward the transverse colon by [[peristalsis]]. The ascending colon is sometimes attached to the [[appendix (anatomy)|appendix]] via [[Joseph von Gerlach|Gerlach's valve]]. In [[ruminants]], the ascending colon is known as the '''spiral colon'''.<ref>{{citation
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Taking into account all ages and sexes, colon cancer occurs here most often (41%).<ref name="Colorectal cancer statistics, 2017">{{cite journal|vauthors=Siegel RL, Miller KD, Fedewa SA, Ahnen DJ, Meester RG, Barzi A, Jemal A |title=Colorectal cancer statistics|journal=CA Cancer J. Clin.|volume=67|issue=3|pages=177–193|date=March 1, 2017|doi=10.3322/caac.21395|pmid=28248415|doi-access=free}}</ref>