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The small intestine connects your stomach to your colon (also called large intestine), and your colon then attaches to your rectum and finally to your anus.
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What part of the large intestine is just proximal to the anus?
The rectum is the part of the large intestine just proximal to the anus.
Are the rectum and anus a part of the large intestine or are they separate organs?
They are part of the large intestine.
What is the smallest part of the digestive system?
Large intestine.
Which digestive organ is the last organ food passes through before reaching your stomach?
large intestine it is not the large intestine is the anus
Materials enter the large intestine through the what?
The first part of the large intestine is called the cecum which is continuous with the ascending colon.
The last stretch of the large intestine before it exists at the anus?
The small intestine- duodenum, jejuneum, and ileum.
What connects the stomach and the large intestines?
The valve between the small and large intestines is the ileocecal valve. The ileocecal valve is a sphincter muscle and its function is to allow the passage of digested food from the small intestine into the large intestine, as well as preventing the reflux of the contents of the large intestine back into the ileum (the last part of the small intestine).
What is the Small intestine systems?
The small intestine is part of the digestive system. It connects the stomach with the large intestine. It is located within the abdominal cavity. Hope this helps.
What are the similarities between the small intestine and the large intestine?
* Part of digestive system * intestines * absorb (small=nutrients large=water)
Do large intestines pass solid waste?
A wave of peristalsis propel the contents of the large intestine out of anus when you defecate.
What system is the small intestine located?
The small intestine is part of the digestive system. It connects the stomach with the large intestine. It is located within the abdominal cavity. Hope this helps.
Where is your digestive tract located?
Stomach, Duodenum, Small intestine, large intestine, rectum. The Esophagus also is part of the digestive tract, but it's not really an organ. Also, the liver and pancreas participate in digestion. It depends on your teacher was to whether or not they want them included.
