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Water from food is absorbed by the body
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∙ 9y ago
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Water from food is absorbed by the body
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∙ 12y agoThe main function of the large Intestine is that it reabsorbs water and maintains the fluid balance of the body. The waste will be pass out from the rectum through the channel of the large intestine.
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What happens in the large intestine when you are dehydrated?
Constipation
What happens after food has traveled through the small intestine?
it enters the large intestine
What happens when excess water is not reabsorbed by the large intestine?
If the large intestine does not absorb water then it will cause diarrhea. If the large intestine absorbs too much water then it causes constipation.
What happens when your large and small intestine expands?
my but hole
What happens if the large intestine doesnt absorb water from undigested food?
If the large intestine does not remove water, you'll have loose stools or diarrhea.
What happens to the water in the material that is traveling through the large intestine?
The vast majority of the water that enters the large intestine is absorbed by the lining of the intestine into the circulation. Approximately 2 litres of water enters the large intestine every day. 90-95% of it is absorbed.
What happens to gut contents as it passes along the large intestine?
fark this
What happens in large intestine?
The large intestine is attached to the posterior to the small intestine and as you maybe already know the small intestine is where food wastes go and bile is secreted into. The large intestine reabsorbs water from the ingested food particles before they enter the rectum and colon for excretion.
What happens to food as it passes along the large intestine?
Some crazy shat happens involving your parents :)
What intestine absorbs water into bloodstream?
Colon and Large Intestine =)
What happens when large intestine is missing?
In short: sugars and fluids are poorly absorbed.
What happens to the water in the material that pass into the large intestine?
Almost all of it get reabsorbed.
