Food leaving the small intestine first enters the ________ of the colon.

A) cecum
B) sigmoid colon
C) appendix
D) ascending colon


A) cecum
When food leaves the small intestine, it enters the cecum. The appendix is a pouch
off of the cecum. The ascending colon is the next section of colon. The sigmoid colon is just
before the rectum.

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