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Which comes first on the grasshopper the small intestine or large intestine?
Food enters the small intestine first. It enters the duodenum in the small intestine.
Of what significance is the constriction at the point where the stomach joins the intestine?
The constriction at the end of the stomach and beginning of the small intestine is the called the pylorus. Its significance is that it regulates the passage of large and undigested particles into the ileum. It also prevents the contents of the small intestine from entering the stomach.
Why is the small intestine called small intestine?
It compared in size to the large intestine it is about twice as small
What is it called when the small intestine gets sucked into the large intestine?
The small intestine doesn't usually get sucked into the large intestine, but parts of the small intestine can telescope into itself. This is called intussusception.
The first part of the small intestine is called?
The first portion of the small intestine is a small curved portion called "duodenum".
What is the smallest intestine called?
The small intestine
How does sodium hydrogen carbonate neutralize acids in the blood?
sodium hydrogen carbonate (base) in the small intestine neutralises the hydrochloric acid entering the small 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.
What begins is at the beginning of the small intestine?
The beginning of the small intestine is called the duodenum.
Where does the frogs intestine lead?
In a frog the first part of the small intestine is called duodenum. The second part is called the ileum. The small intestine leads to the large intestine.
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.
Why the small intestine called small?
Interesting enough, the small intestine is actually longer than the large intestine--it's the alimentary canal's longest compartment! It is called 'small' because of its small diameter.
