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What is connects the small and large intestine?
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What is the 5-7 foot long muscular tube that connects the small intestine to the rectum?
The large intestine connects the small intestine to the rectum. While it's shorter than the small intestine, it is wider, and so it is called "large."
What part of the large intestine connects to the anus?
The small intestine connects your stomach to your colon (also called large intestine), and your colon then attaches to your rectum and finally to your anus.
What does the small intestine connect from and to?
The small intestine connects the stomach and the large intestine. It is the site of completion of digestion and most absorption.
What is the Small intestine systems?
The small intestine is part of the digestive system. It connects the stomach with the large intestine. It is located within the abdominal cavity. Hope this helps.
What connects the stomach and the large intestines?
The valve between the small and large intestines is the ileocecal valve. The ileocecal valve is a sphincter muscle and its function is to allow the passage of digested food from the small intestine into the large intestine, as well as preventing the reflux of the contents of the large intestine back into the ileum (the last part of the small intestine).
What system is the small intestine located?
The small intestine is part of the digestive system. It connects the stomach with the large intestine. It is located within the abdominal cavity. Hope this helps.
What is the end of your small intestine called?
The terminal ileum. Just had a doctor tell me that.
What portion of the large intestine connects to the small intestine?
The small intestine connects to the large intestine about a hands length beneath the liver. The portion of the S.I. is called the ileum and the portion it joins to is the cecum. A sphincter connects the two, preventing back flow. Below the junction is the appendix, which is essentially the tapering off of the large intestine into a rat tail like shape. Matter is supposed to continue up through this part of L.I. hence it's named the ascending colon.
What part of the colon does the small intestine empty into?
The small intestine empties into the cecum, which is the first part of the large intestine or colon. This is where the small intestine connects to the large intestine, allowing for the continuation of digestion and absorption of nutrients.
How long is a koalas small intestine?
The small intestine of a koala is smaller than its caecum, which is up to 2.5m in length and connects the small and large intestines. The small intestine itself is about one metre long.
Is the small or large intestine directly attached to the stomach?
Directly after the stomach, food enters the duodenum, which is the first part of the small intestine.
