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What happens after food has traveled through the small intestine?
it enters the large intestine
Why is the small intestine small?
The small intestine is said to be small because it's diameter is not as large as the large intestine.
Why is the large intestine called the large intestine when it is shorter than the small intestine?
The diameter of the large intestine is greater than that of the small intestine.
Do earthworms have a large and small intestine?
Yes, an earthworm has a large intestine and a small intestine.
Which is longer the smaller intestine or the large intestine?
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.
Why does large intestine is large?
The large intestine has that name because its diameter is larger than that of the small intestine. The small intestine is actually longer than the large intestine.
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.
How did the large intestine get its name?
The diamerter of the large intestine is larger, and the diameter of the small intestines is smaller The diamerter of the large intestine is larger, and the diameter of the small intestines is smaller It has a significantly larger circumference. Diameter, the large intestine is far thicker then the small intestine. It's smaller in diameter. It is larger in diameter, not length.
How can you tell when you have transitioned from the small intestine to the large intestine in the cat?
You can tell that you have transitioned from the small to large intestine by the diameter. The large intestine is significantly larger than the small. There is also a illiocecal valve that separates the small from large intestine.
What happens to the unabsorbed food in our small intestine?
the unabsorbed food in the small intestine passes through the ileocecal valve to the large intestine where, after the last few nutrients and fluids are reabsorbed, it is defecated.
What wraps around the stomach small intestine and the large intestine?
The large intestine surrounds the small intestine. :)
Is the small intestine is narrower than the large intestine?
yes it is! but the large intestine is shorter then the small intestine...Did that help? Hope I did! :)
