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Water
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∙ 12y agoDihydrogen Oxide, or hydrogen hydroxide, more commonly known as water.
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∙ 15y agoThe large intestine reabsorbs water from the feces.
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∙ 13y agoWater, electrolytes, and certain vitamins and minerals are all absorbed in the large intestine.
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Is excess water reabsorbed from the small or large intestine?
The small intestine absorbs food and the large intestine absorbs water.
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.
In what part of the digestive system is most water reabsorbed is it the large intestine?
Yes
What happens to the water in the material that pass into the large intestine?
Almost all of it get reabsorbed.
The small intestine is connected to one side of the stomach and what is on the other end?
The small intestine then ends in the large intestine, where it deposits undigestible materials. In the large intestine, water and minerals are reabsorbed and then the waste is excreted.
How much water is reabsorbed by the large intestine each day?
60 billion gallons
Where is sodium reabsorbed?
small 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 happens to water in the large intestine?
It gets absorbed, except in cases of diarrhea.
What region of the human gut absorbs water from indigestible material?
The colon, or large intestine, is the region of the human gut that absorbs water from indigestible material. The reabsorbed water is then recycled in the body.
What waste is removed from the body via the large intestine?
Water is reabsorbed into the body from the contents of the intestine. This permits the passage of stools that are neither too soft nor too hard.
Is colon same as large intestine?
No. The stomach attaches to the small intestines (where food is absorbed into the body) which is attached to the large intestines (where most of the water is reabsorbed).
