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The large intestines is rich in blood vessels. As a result, water is diffused into the blood stream through the process of osmosis.
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Where does food go after the small intestine?
large intestine i think
What is a sentence using large intestine?
large intestine sentences
What organ doesn't removes water from undigested food?
The kidneys and the large intestine. The kidneys remove excess water from the bloodstream, but the large intestine removes water from food while digesting. :)
Much of the digestion that occurs in the large intestine is caused by?
No digestion occurs in the large intestine; digestion is finished in the small intestine. In the large intestine absorption takes place, then the waste materials are egested.
What happens in large intestine?
The large intestine is attached to the posterior to the small intestine and as you maybe already know the small intestine is where food wastes go and bile is secreted into. The large intestine reabsorbs water from the ingested food particles before they enter the rectum and colon for excretion.
Movement of water out of the large intestine is by A osmosis B active transport C cotransport D all of the choices are correct?
B
What intestine absorbs water into bloodstream?
Colon and Large Intestine =)
What absorbs excess water from chyme?
Chyme is formed into feces after the digestion process is completed in the large intestine, where with the help of bacteria, the remaining starches and proteins that were not broken down are handled. After most of the water and remaining nutrients are extracted, the chyme is now semi-solid feces.
Why does large intestine is large?
The large intestine has that name because its diameter is larger than that of the small intestine. The small intestine is actually longer than the large intestine.
Why is the large intestine called the large intestine when it is shorter than the small intestine?
The diameter of the large intestine is greater than that of the small intestine.
Most intestinal absorption occurs in the?
small intestine, and water absorption occurs in the colon/large intestine
What medical term is the widest division of the large intestine?
The cecum is the widest division of the large intestine. It is located at the beginning of the large intestine, where the small intestine meets the large intestine.
What is longer the esophagus or large intestine?
The large intestine
What is located in the large intestine?
What is located in the large intestine?
Is the large intestine A GLAND?
Is the large intestine A GLAND?
Which is longer the smaller intestine or the large intestine?
The small intestine is considerably longer than the large intestine, but the large intestine is wider in diameter, from which it derives its name. Yes. It is smaller in diameter than the large intestine but much longer. The small intestine is longer than the large intestine but it is called small intestine because its diameter is smaller than that of the large intestine.
Where is the major site of vitamin K and B formation by bacteria?
Most synthesized by bacteria in the Large Intestine
