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Does water absorption takes place in the small intestine?
Water absorption takes place in both the small and large intestine's. Around 90% of water absorption takes place in the small intestines, equally between all three sections. The remainder of the water absorption to produce "formed" faeces takes place in the large intestines.
What is the large intestines main functions?
absorption of nutrients and water
What does alcohol do to you large and small intestines?
Alcohol can damage the cells lining the stomach and intestines, which can block the absorption and breakdown of nutrients in those organs.
Where in the body is chemical digestion and absorption of nutrients completed?
Small and Large intestines
What organ is responsible for drying out indigestible food residue through water absorption and the elimination of feces?
Large Intestine
What is the difference between the function of large intestine of a cow and a human?
There is actually no difference in function of the large intestine between a cow and a human. Both species' large intestines operate the same way as the other: to reabsorb water and ready the digesta to be expelled as feces.
Why is there a difference between the venous supplies of the gut of a rat and the other organ of the rat?
because like humans we have SMALL intestines and LARGE intenstines.
What organ is responsible for drying out indigestible food residue through water absorption and elimination of feces?
The large intestines (colon).
Where does your body absorb water vitamins and salt?
Water is collected throughout the body. Water, vitamins, and salt are absorbed in the small intestines. Fluid added to the small intestines to aid digestion is also pulled back out partly in the large intestines.
What is the organ primarily involved in water absorbstion and feces formation?
The intestines, but water reabsorption occurs mostly in the lower small intestines. Feces formation along with some more fluid absorption occurs in the colon of the large intestines. But the large intestines' primary job is to compact liquid waste into solid waste.
What are the names of the 2 intestines?
The names of the two intestines are the small intestine and the large intestine. The small intestine is where most digestion and absorption of nutrients occur, while the large intestine is primarily responsible for absorbing water and electrolytes while forming and expelling waste materials.
Where are the small intestines in the human body?
The small intestine is in the abdomen between the stomach and the large intestine.
