Answer and Discussion of Quiz Set: A-002

2.    The colonic diverticulum is considered as false diverticulum because of which of the followings?

A.  It only involves mucosa

B.  It only involves mucosa and submucosa

C.  It has no genetic association

D.  It is caused by infection

E.  None of the above

Answer and Discussion: The answer is (B). The colonic diverticulum is considered as a false diverticulum because it only involves mucosa and submucosa. On the contrary, the true diverticulum such as Merkel’s diverticulum involves all 3 layers.