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The average adult human large intestine is about five feet, or 1 1/2 meters, in length. The average small intestine in an adult is approximately 20 (6 meters) feet in length.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 15y agoThe small intesting is 23 feet in an adult and the large intestine is 5ft.
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∙ 11y agoWell, the small intestines are shorter than the long intestines and the long intestines are larger than the small intestines.
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∙ 16y agoThe Small Intestine is 7m long
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Is the small intestine shorter than the large intestine?
that's just how ur body is made
How long can small and large intestine go if seen together?
HOW LONG IS AN ADULTS SMALL INTESTINE?
How much longer is the small intenstine than the large intestine?
In adult humans, the small intestine is around 7m long, and about 3cm wide. The large intestine is about 1.5 metres long and around 6-10cm wide. The large intestine is called 'large' because it is wider than the small intestine, it is not longer.
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 did the large intestine get its name?
The diamerter of the large intestine is larger, and the diameter of the small intestines is smaller The diamerter of the large intestine is larger, and the diameter of the small intestines is smaller It has a significantly larger circumference. Diameter, the large intestine is far thicker then the small intestine. It's smaller in diameter. It is larger in diameter, not length.
Why the large intestine is called the large intestine?
the small intestine is called so because of its thickness not length . therefore the large intestine is called so because it is fat.
If the small intestine is 6 m long then why is it called small?
The small intestine, while longer than the "large" intestine, is smaller in diameter and circumference, comparatively, to the large intestine.
How large are the small and large intestines?
if you combine the large and small intestine together and lay them down flat there as long as a football field
How long are a horses entistines?
Small intestine is 68 feet long and large intestine is 29 feet long. Small intestine holds 48 quarts and large intestine holds 130 quarts. Large intestine consists of cecum(4 feet long), large colon (10-12 feet long), small colon (is 10-12 feet long), rectum(1 ft long) and anus.
If the small intestine is about seven meters long and the large intestine is about two meters long why aren't the names switched?
The names are based on their girth or thickness/width; the long intestine is much wider than the small intestine.the large intestine is much wide as compared to the small intestine, so i think it is not based on its length but the thickness. plus the large intestine leads to the anus and is less convoluted as the small intestine.
How much bigger is your small intestine then your big intestine?
Three times as long. The small intestine is 21 feet long and the large one is 7 feet long.
How long is the human intestines?
That depends! We have a small intestine, approximately 20' long and then the large intestine approximately 5' long. 30 feet total. small intestine is 23 feet, the large is 7 feet.
