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From Embryology
Table 1 Showing the development of the plicae semularis
Embryo (mm) Ascending Colon Transverse Colon Descending Colon Iliac Colon
65 2 large longitudinal folds 3 large longitudinal folds None
65 2 large and 1 small longit. fold 2-3 very low None None small longit. folds fold
70 1-2 large folds somewhat oblique folds 1 low broad fold
88 3 distinct longit folds 2-3 longit. folds Very low, but folds broad circ. folds, 0.09 to 0.13 mm. high
99 1-2 longit. folds
110 Slight indication of folds Slight indication of folds
120 None None None None
140 Oblique folds, 0.09 mm high, 0.90 mm broad, 0.07 - 0.14 mm apart
190 None (intestine distended) Oblique folds, 0.18-0.45 mm high, 0.27-0.36 mm broad, 1.0 - 1.6 mm apart
240 Oblique fold s, 0.09-0.27 mm. high, 0.36-0.90 In m. b r 0 a. d, 1 .2 — 1 .6 In In. apart.
320 None (intestine distended)
7 months fetus Oblique folds foetus 0.36-0.54 mm. high, 0.36 mm broad, 0.7-1.3 mm apart. Oblique folds similar to those in ascending colon.
Birth Oblique folds, 0.09 mm. high, 0.36 - 0.45 mm broad, 1.3-1.4 mm apart Oblique folds 1.3 - 3.0 mm high, 0.36-0.54 mm. broad. mm (seen in cross sections only) Slight indication of Oblique folds
Reference: Johnson FP. The development of the mucous membrane of the large intestine and vermiform process in the human embryo. (1913) Amer. J Anat., 14: 187-233.