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The large intestine differs from the small intestine in length, diameter, and function. The small intestine is longer than the large intestine, but has a smaller diameter. The small intestine is directly connected to the stomach. The primary function of the small intestine is to absorb nutrients from the food processed by the stomach and to transfer those nutrients to the blood stream. The large intestine comes after the small. Its primary function is to capture water from the waste materials that pass to it from the small intestine. It also serves as a place to store the waste solids until they can be eliminated from the body.
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∙ 14y agoThe large intestine is larger than the small intestine.
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What is the correct order of food as it passes through the alimentary canal?
Which one of the following correctly represents the order in which food coming into the body passes through the structures of the digestive system? Food moves from the mouth to the pharynx, then on to the esophagus, the stomach, the small intestine, and finally the large intestine.
What type of rection forms one large molecule from two or more smaller one?
Condensation
Can a digestive system be transplanted?
The large intestine is not transplanted because it is not necessary to sustain life; it is considered much safer to remove a malfunctioning large intestine (i.e perform a colectomy) than it is to then transplant a new one in it's place. There are no published cases of large-intestine transplants or full intestine transplants being performed. (However small intestine transplants are now routinely performed). That's not to say that "it is not medically possible to transplant a large intestine", it just means that any 'benefits' are outweighed by the additional risks involved in transplantation (including but not limited to rejection, infection and side-effects of immuno-suppressives).
Which has the greater surface area one large cell or 27 smaller cells?
If the smaller cells' total volume is at least that of the larger cell then the smaller cells have the greater surface area.
What organ can you take out from the digestive system?
There is only one organ that removal would be fatal and that is the liver. Most of the other organs, including the stomach, large intestine and sections of the small intestine can be safely removed as long as special diets are followed.
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.
Which one is larger the small intestine or the large intestine?
The smaller intestine is larger because it is 20 feet long and the large intestine is only 5 feet long
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.
What is the large intestine linked to?
Small intestine on one end and the anus on the other.
What large intestine and small intestine are the same?
Um, you only have one of each, and they are not the same...
The small intestine is connected to one side of the stomach and what is on the other end?
The small intestine then ends in the large intestine, where it deposits undigestible materials. In the large intestine, water and minerals are reabsorbed and then the waste is excreted.
What body system is the large intestine in?
The large intestine is part of your gi track. that's your digestive system
What does the shape of a plant cell differ from an animal cell?
One has a cell wall and a large vacoule (a plant cell), and then one does not have a cell wall, and has a smaller vacuole (animal cell)
How does the large intestine look different from small intestine?
The small intestine is longer than the large intestine, although it has a smaller width. The small intestine is between the the stomach and and the large intestine. The large intestine is the last part of the digestive system.The Large intestine absorbs water, nutrients and salts. The small intestine absorbs carbohydrates, protein, fats, minerals and vitamins.Small intestine has finger-like projections (called villi) while these are absent in large intestine.ANS2:Small intestine helps in digestion and absorption of food while large intestine helps in reabsorption of food and elimination of wastes. ANS3:The small intestine is only small in its diameter. In herbivores, the small intestine may be around ten times longer than the large intestine. The small intestine is where the villi-covered walls absorb nutrients from the digested food. Once the nutrients are removed, the waste enters the large intestine where the water is removed and the waste is consolidated. The origin of the following quote is linked: The small intestine in adults is a long and narrow tube about 7 meters (23 feet) long. The large intestine is so called because it is wide in diameter. However, it is shorter than the small intestine - only about 1.5 meters (5 feet) long.The small intestine is responsible for nutrient uptake, the large intestine is responsible for fluid uptake.Small intestine contains digest food and absorbs the nutrients from it. The large intestine contains food waste.The small intestine is longer than the large intestine, but it has a smaller width than the large intestine.The inside of the small intestine is covered in villi (making the interior look bumpy), but the inside of the large intestine is smooth.the small intestine finishes the brake down of the substance you consume and has villi which absorb simple nutrients such as amino acids, simple sugars and fatty acids. Then they are picked up by capillaries in the villi and transported throughout the body. On the other hand, the large intestine just transport the waste to the rectum and absorbs water.well, the small intestine breaks down food and passes the nutrient to the blood vessels and the large intestine eliminates all the wasteThe majority of digestion takes place in the small intestine, while the large intestine absorbs water from the remaining indigestible food and sends it out of the body.Also, the small intestine is longer, but has a thinner diameter than the large intestine, which is shorter but wider.
Can the large intestine be replaced?
No(or at least not yet) . The large intestine has a specific role in the digestive system and probably could not be replaced because no one is dumb
Why is a frogs small intestine called small and when is it actually longer then the large intestine?
The reason why the large intestine is called the longer one is because it is much more thicker than than the small one which is skinnier but much more longer
What is the role of large intestine in human digestion?
The one that goes to your large intestine is waste or poo.
