What does the large intestine do in a digestive system?

Answer 1

Mostly is job is simple, to absorb the water from the very liquid feceas before it is secreted. When the large intestine is malfunctioning or the feaces moves through it too fast diarrhoea occurs. The second task, storing the faeces until they are expelled through your anus. It is called faeces while inside your rectum, and once outside it is called stool.

Answer 2

The contents are totally in liquid form at the terminal end of the small intestine. The large amount of fluid is absorbed back in the large intestine. The contents become more and more solid as the waste material proceeds down the path. So the large intestine acts as the storage organ for faeces. The faeces are eliminated periodically. Few digestive processes takes place here by the bacteria to produce important vitamins like vitamin K.

Answer 3

The large intestine allows for the absorption of mineral salts and water, absorption of vitamin B and the separation of water and water bulk.

Answer 4

undigested wastr material passes into it, where water and other minerals are absorbed. stools ( faeces ) form, to be expelled from the body via anus.