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Does the large intestine breakdown food?
No. Most of the breakdown of food is done by the small intestine.
What intestine absorbs water into bloodstream?
Colon and 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.
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.
Most intestinal absorption occurs in the?
small intestine, and water absorption occurs in the colon/large intestine
What medical term is the widest division of the large intestine?
The cecum is the widest division of the large intestine. It is located at the beginning of the large intestine, where the small intestine meets the large 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.
What kind of food enters the large intestine?
undigested food enters the large intestine. Most of the digestion is done in stomach and small intestine, the rest enters the colon. some complex polysaccharides are broken into simpler forms by bacteria living in the cecum and colon. Other than that it's only assimilation and formation of stool in the large intestine.
Where is the major site of vitamin K and B formation by bacteria?
Most synthesized by bacteria in the Large Intestine
What is longer the esophagus or large intestine?
The large intestine
Is the large intestine A GLAND?
Is the large intestine A GLAND?
What is located in the large intestine?
What is located in the large intestine?
