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The large intestine is 1.5 meters (or about 5 feet) long.

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What is the long hollow tube that makes up the digestive system?

the long intestine and the shorter intestine


What is a small intestine?

A long tube where most of digestion takes place. It is actually bigger than the large intestine in length but not in width. It is connected to the stomach and the large intestine. It is 22 feet in length. The small intestine is an organ part of the digestive system, its not very small its a really really long tube it comes after the stomach that's where chyme goes.


How long is the lower intestine?

The lower intestine is called the large intestine. This part of the digestive system absorbs nutrients from what someone puts in their stomach. The large intestine is about five feet long.


What long tube does final digestion take place in?

That would be the large intestine, the final stage of digestion before the remaining products turn into waste.


Long convoluted tube where chemical digestion is completed?

small intestine


What organ of the digestive system is considered the primary organ of absorption?

The digestive organ that is considered the primary organ of digestion is the small intestine but more specifically it is the duodenum of the small intestine. This is the region directly after the stomach and is approximately 25 cm long. The small intestine absorbs nutrients and large intestine absorbs water.


How is the function of the small intestine different from the function of the large intestine?

The stomach and small intestine both help with digestion. However, the stomach breaks down the food with acids and is mostly a large cavity, while the small intestine absorbs the nutrients and is a long winding path.


Where does food digestion mainly take place?

in the mouth (saliva) in the stomach (stomach acid)


How long does it take for digestion to take place in the stomach and small intestine?

It takes 20 hewers for food to go through your digestive system


Long convoluted tube where chemical digestion is completled?

The small intestine is a convoluted tube in which chemical digestion is completed..


How long is the digestion system in meters?

The digestion system is about 6.5meters long in an average adult male.


Is the small intestine shorter than the large intestine?

that's just how ur body is made