The muscle tone of the __________ along the colon contracts it lengthwise,causing its walls to bulge and form pouches called __________.
A) circular folds;ceca
B) taeniae coli;haustra
C) haustra;taeniae coli
D) internal sphincters;omental (epiploic)appendages
E) internal sphincters;ceca

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The taeniae coli are three separate longitudinal ribbons of smooth muscle on the outside of the ascending, transverse, descending, and sigmoid colons. They contract lengthwise to produce the bulges in the colon known as haustra.

The Muscle Tone of the __________ Along the Colon Contracts