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What Cecum is made of?
Cecum or Caecum? it's a tissue in the large intestine...
What is the Flap of tissue where small and large intestine join?
The flap of tissue where the small intestine and large intestine join is called the ileocecal valve. It helps regulate the flow of digested food from the small intestine into the large intestine, preventing backflow.
Does epithelial tissue line the mouth small and large intestine and esophagus?
Yes.
What does erythematous mucosa in the ileocecal valve mean?
The junction where the small intestine ends and the large intestine starts is irritated and reddened.
What is the small blind ended tissue located at the junction of small plus large intestine?
The ileocecal valve.
What intestine absorbs water into bloodstream?
Colon and Large Intestine =)
Can large intestines move out of place?
Large intestines are normally held in place by the adipose tissue inside the abdominal wall. If a hole develops in the tissue for any reason, the large intestine may partially move out of place as part of the intestine slips into the opening, creating a hernia.
Why does large intestine is large?
The large intestine has that name because its diameter is larger than that of the small intestine. The small intestine is actually longer than the large intestine.
Why is the large intestine called the large intestine when it is shorter than the small intestine?
The diameter of the large intestine is greater than that of the small intestine.
Most intestinal absorption occurs in the?
small intestine, and water absorption occurs in the colon/large intestine
What medical term is the widest division of the large intestine?
The cecum is the widest division of the large intestine. It is located at the beginning of the large intestine, where the small intestine meets the large intestine.
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.
