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Test your colon knowledge

If you or a family member has had colon problems, such as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), or colorectal cancer, you may know more than the average person about your colon. Or do you? Take our quiz to test what you know. You may learn something important to your health in the process.

What is the length of the normal colon?

15 centimeters (6 inches)
1.8 meters (6 feet)
18 meters (60 feet)

Are all colon polyps cancerous?

Yes
No

True or false: only the lower one-third of the colon needs to be tested for cancer.

True
False

Which of the following colon tests use an invasive procedure—and, as a result, have a small risk of bowel perforation?

Colonoscopy
Flexible sigmoidoscopy
CT “virtual” colonography
All of the above

Which of the following provides doctors with direct visualization of the colon for diagnosis and screening?

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Double-contrast barium enema
Stool tests
CT “virtual” colonography

Which procedure combines the ability to diagnose and remove polyps in a single procedure?

CT “virtual” colonography
Colonoscopy
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Double-contrast barium enema

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