Length of the large intestine is only 50 inches. The length of the small intestine is about 20 feet. Still the former is called as large intestine. It is because the diameter of the intestine is very large as compared to small intestine.
Because it is an intestine and is rather large. It is the larger of the two intestinal tracts that we have.
Mucus
The first part of the large intestine is called the cecum which is continuous with the ascending colon.
The Large Intestine
Yes, an earthworm has a large intestine and a small intestine.
large intestine
The large intestine is called the colon, while enteron is a term for the intestine, both small and large.
The diameter of the large intestine is greater than that of the small intestine.
Its called the large intestinebecauseits thicker than the small intestine which isthinner
the small intestine is called so because of its thickness not length . therefore the large intestine is called so because it is fat.
It is called the duodenum.
Feces is formed in 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.
Colon is another word for the large intestine
The indigestible waste that leaves the large intestine is called feces.
A series of bulges in the wall of the large intestine. Also called haustra.
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.
It compared in size to the large intestine it is about twice as small