What are the function of large intestine?

Answer 1

The function of the large intestine is to transport waste digestive material from the small intestine to the rectum, where it is excreted. In the process, it removes water from the waste and also absorbs materials that are produced by bacterial action within the intestine.

The large intestine is made up of the Cecum and Ascending (right) colon, the transverse colon, the descending (left) colon, and the sigmoid colon, which is connected to the rectum. The Cecum, is at the beginning of the Ascending colon and is the point at which the small intestine joins the large intestine. Projecting from the Cecum is the appendix, which is a small finger-shaped tube. The large intestine secretes mucus and is largely responsible for the absorption of water from the stool. Intestinal contents are liquid when they reach the large intestine but are normally solid by the time they reach the rectum as formed stool. The many bacteria that inhabit the large intestine can further digest some materials, creating gas. Bacteria in the large intestine also make some important substances, such as vitamin K, which plays an important role in blood clotting. These bacteria are necessary for healthy intestinal function, and some diseases and antibiotics can upset the balance among the different types of bacteria in the large intestine. This results in irritation that leads to the secretion of mucus and water, causing diarrhea.

Your large intestine is about five feet (or 1.5 meters) long. The large intestine is much broader than the small intestine and takes a much straighter path through your belly, or abdomen. Its job is to absorb water and salts from the material that has not been digested as food, and get rid of any waste products left over. By the time food mixed with digestive juices reaches your large intestine, most digestion and absorption has already taken place. What's left is mainly fiber (plant matter which takes a long time to digest), dead cells shed from the lining of your intestines, salt, bile pigments (which give this digested matter its color), and water. In the large intestine, bacteria feed on this mixture. These helpful bacteria produce valuable vitamins that are absorbed into your blood, and they also help digest fiber.

Answer 2

The function of the large intestine is to transport waste digestive material from the small intestine to the rectum, where it is excreted. In the process, it removes water from the waste and also absorbs materials that are produced by bacterial action within the intestine.

The large intestine is made up of the Cecum and Ascending (right) colon, the transverse colon, the descending (left) colon, and the sigmoid colon, which is connected to the rectum. The Cecum, is at the beginning of the Ascending colon and is the point at which the small intestine joins the large intestine. Projecting from the Cecum is the appendix, which is a small finger-shaped tube. The large intestine secretes mucus and is largely responsible for the absorption of water from the stool. Intestinal contents are liquid when they reach the large intestine but are normally solid by the time they reach the rectum as formed stool. The many bacteria that inhabit the large intestine can further digest some materials, creating gas. Bacteria in the large intestine also make some important substances, such as vitamin K, which plays an important role in blood clotting. These bacteria are necessary for healthy intestinal function, and some diseases and antibiotics can upset the balance among the different types of bacteria in the large intestine. This results in irritation that leads to the secretion of mucus and water, causing diarrhea.

Your large intestine is about five feet (or 1.5 meters) long. The large intestine is much broader than the small intestine and takes a much straighter path through your belly, or abdomen. Its job is to absorb water and salts from the material that has not been digested as food, and get rid of any waste products left over. By the time food mixed with digestive juices reaches your large intestine, most digestion and absorption has already taken place. What's left is mainly fiber (plant matter which takes a long time to digest), dead cells shed from the lining of your intestines, salt, bile pigments (which give this digested matter its color), and water. In the large intestine, bacteria feed on this mixture. These helpful bacteria produce valuable vitamins that are absorbed into your blood, and they also help digest fiber.

Answer 3

Functions of large intestineStores and eliminates non digestible materials

Reabsoption of water and salts

Bacteria present in large intestine synthesize certain vitamins for us