We've learned about the first part of the large intestine, called the ascending colon.
After the used up food goes up the ascending colon which is on the right side of your body, it turns and goes across your stomach area, all the way to the left side of your body.
This tube that takes the food from the right side to the left is called your transverse colon.
The transverse colon gets water and salt from the food as it takes it over to the other side of your body.
(from: wikipedia - transverse colon)
The word transverse means going across.
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