Partial vs. Total Bowel Obstruction - Medical Illustration, Human Anatomy Drawing
This stock medical exhibit features two cut-away views of the distal small intestine and cecum. The first shows a partial bowel obstruction, where impacted fecal matter partially blocks the bowel but the bowel contents continue to move through the digestive organs. The second shows a total obstruction, where the bowel has twisted, completely stopping the flow of bowel contents, causing bloating and dilation proximal to the blockage while the structures distal to the blockage remain empty.