What are the similarities and differences between the small intestine and the large intestine?

Answer 1

The small intestine are divided into three sections. In order of the digestive tract, they are the duodenum, jujenum, and the ilium. The small intestines are responsible for absorbing nutrients from the chyme (chyme is what the undigested mixture of food and enzymes is called). The large intestines are divided intonine sections. They start at the iliocecal valve to the first section of the large intestine called the cecum, acsending colon, hepatic flexure (the hepatic flexure is where the colo takes a turn under the liver), transverse colon, the splenic flexure (the splenic flexure is where the colon turns downward under the spleen), decsending colon, sigmoid colon, rectum, and the anus. The large intestines are responsible for reabsorbing water and some electrolytes. It is in the large intestine that the chyme is called feces.

Answer 2

The 4 major functions of the large intestine are:

• reabsorption of water and mineral ions such as sodium and chloride
• formation and temporary storage of faeces
• maintaining a resident population of over 500 species of bacteria
• bacterial fermentation of indigestible materials. The major function of the small intestine is:
• The small intestine is responsible for most of your food digestion and all of your food absorption.

Answer 3

the small intestine is for carbohydrates, fats and proteins and the large intestine is for liquids, vitamins and minerals.

Answer 4

The large intestine absorbs undigested liquids. The small intestine on the other hand releases pee

Answer 5

The small instestine absorbs nutrients from food while the large intestine carries out unwanted food waste. Both are lined with smooth muscle tissue inside and out.