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What in the body absorbs water and minerals?
The small intestine and colon absorb water and minerals from food and drink in the body.
The small intestine leads to the?
The small intestine leads to the large intestine in the digestive system. After the small intestine completes the absorption of nutrients, waste products continue on to the large intestine for further processing and eventual elimination from the body.
What is the part of digestion which follows the small intestine where food that the body cannot use is prepared for elimination?
Large Intestine, otherwise known as the Colon.
Where is water absorbed into the bloodstream in the human body?
Water is absorbed into the bloodstream in the human body primarily in the small intestine and the colon.
The function of the large intestine is to absorb?
The function of the large intestine is to allow for small amount of absorption but mostly for removal of wastes from the body after absorption and digestion in the small intestine. Each section of the large intestine - cecum, ascending colon, transverse colon, descending colon, sigmoid colon, rectum and anal canal all have specific purposes.
Where should a colon be placed?
It is part of your large intestine. (Maya, Ally, & Jeffry) The human intestine consists of two segments: the small intestine and the large intestine. The large intestine is subdivided into cecum and colon and the colon consists of four sections that are ascending colon, on the right side of the human body; transverse colon, from right to left; descending colon, on the left side and sigmoid colon, on the lower left side. The rectum is the portion of the colon sigmoid that end up on the anus.
What is large intestine?
The main function of the large intestine is to transport waste out of the body and to absorb water from the waste before it leaves. The large intestine connects with the small intestine to the north and freedom (open air) to the south. When waste first reaches the large intestine, it dumps into it like sludge from a chute. The sludge solidifies as it travels through the large intestine. If all is well, the waste is in solid form (but not too solid) when it reaches the rectum. The intestine that is bigger than the small intestine. This is the part of your bowels which is also known as the colon. The four parts of the large intestine are the ascending colon, the transverse colon, and the descending colon. followed by the sigmoid colon.
What is the larges intestines?
The large intestine filters the leftover food that could not be absorbed into your small intestine.
Which body system does colon belong to?
The body system that the colon belongs to is the digestive system. The colon is also known as the large intestine.
In your body what comes after the small intestine?
After the small intestine, the digested food enters the large intestine, also known as the colon. The main function of the large intestine is to absorb water and salts from the material that has not been digested as food, and to help the body eliminate solid waste.
What are the functions of colon?
The main function of the colon (main part of the large intestine) is to absorb the remaining water and electrolytes from the indigestible food matter, to accept and store food remains that were not digested in the small intestine, and to eliminate solid waste (feces) from the body. The colon is part of the large intestine, the last part of the digestive system. Its function is to reabsorb fluids and process waste in the body and prepare for its elimination. The colon consists of four parts: descending colon, ascending colon, transverse colon, and sigmoid colon. The colon is part of the large intestine, the last part of the digestive system. Its function is to reabsorb fluids and process waste in the body and prepare for its elimination. The colon consists of four parts: descending colon, ascending colon, transverse colon, and sigmoid colon.The colon is responsible for removing water before wastes are eliminated. The colon also absorbs vitamins and sodium in the body.
What organs are in the middle right of body?
right kidney right colon/ascending colon right ureter inferior venacava duodenum head of pancreas loops of small intestine
