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The first part of the large intestine is called the cecum which is continuous with the ascending colon.
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Site of decay of nondigestible materials?
large intestine
Materials to be egested are stored in what organ?
the large intestine
Names of the materials are absorbed by the small and large intestine?
In small intestine: Protein, glucose, and lipidsIn large intestine: mostly absorbed salt and water
Where in the body does digested food enter the plasma?
In small intestine. You have very large surface area of the intestine is there for the same.
How does the large intestine differ from the smaller one?
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.
Do digested food enter from your blood stream after it moves through the large intestine?
Yes, It does. When the food reaches the point that it is in the bloodstream, It goes through the large intestine.
What is eliminating waste?
Is when the materials move through the large intestine, water is absorbed into the bloodstream. The material is then moved from the large intestine into the rectum where waste materials are compressed into a solid and finally eliminated from the body through the anus.
Site of decay of nondigestible materials?
large intestine
What remains in the small intestine after all the nutrients have passed through its walls?
All the broken down foods that are too large to pass through the walls of the small intestine enter the large intestine, then in the large intestine the food is all pushed down removing any waters and then it finally comes out the anus. (:
What remains in the small intestine after all the nutrients have passes through its walls?
All the broken down foods that are too large to pass through the walls of the small intestine enter the large intestine, then in the large intestine the food is all pushed down removing any waters and then it finally comes out the anus. (:
Much of the digestion that occurs in the large intestine is caused by?
No digestion occurs in the large intestine; digestion is finished in the small intestine. In the large intestine absorption takes place, then the waste materials are egested.
Materials to be egested are stored in what organ?
the large intestine
What happens in large intestine?
The large intestine is attached to the posterior to the small intestine and as you maybe already know the small intestine is where food wastes go and bile is secreted into. The large intestine reabsorbs water from the ingested food particles before they enter the rectum and colon for excretion.
Materials that are not digestied move into...?
Materials that are not ingested move into the colon or large intestine.
Names of the materials are absorbed by the small and large intestine?
In small intestine: Protein, glucose, and lipidsIn large intestine: mostly absorbed salt and water
What intestine does the food not pass through?
The large intestine
Does little pieces from your small intestine enter your large intestine?
No, the large intestine comes first, plus, all body parts are intact (hopefully!).
