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What is the name of the bacteria that lives in the large intestine and help to form feces out of the waste material?
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E. Coli
Furman Metz
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How much water does the large intestine absorb from the feces?
The water goes to the tissue not the bloodstream.
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.
Explain how the large intestine helps maintain homeostasis?
The large intestine helps maintain homeostasis by reabsorbing water, vitamins, minerals, and electrolytes during the process of forming feces that is excreted from the body through the last portion of the colon, the anus.
What plays a major role in the breakdown of dietary fiber in the large intestine?
Bacteria
What dose the large intestine do?
the small intestine is the primary site for the digestion and absorption of food. the large intestine mainly functions to absorb excess water and electrolytes from undigested food particles. --thoughtfulobserver
Which intestine contain bacteria that feeds on material passing through?
It is the large intestine. AND you are so welcome
What conitans bacteria that fees on material passing through?
large intestine
What organ is involved in water absorption and feces formation?
The Kidney.definitely not the large intestine or colon.
What does the large intestine and rectum do on the Excretory system?
the large intestine it stores compacts and eliminates indigestible material from the body and also gets rid of feces and in the excretory system the rectum is the lower part of the large intestine where feces are stored before they are excreted.
What Break down roughage in the large intestine?
Bacteria. Yes, but much of it can't be broken down and it is passed in the feces.
What is solid waste from the large intestine called?
Decomposed waste material in the large intestine is known as feces. These are stored in the rectum until they are expelled through the anus.
Why are feces solid if material entering the intestine is liquidy?
One of the jobs of the large intestine is to remove water. The body can't afford to loose much.
Why is the large intestine called the garbage dump?
Feces is formed in the large intestine.
Why do feces become hard after few days?
As feces remains in the large intestine, the large intestine is removing water and recycling it into the circulatory system. The longer the feces is in the large intestine, the more likely it is to have less water in it when it makes its way out.
What absorbs excess water from chyme?
Chyme is formed into feces after the digestion process is completed in the large intestine, where with the help of bacteria, the remaining starches and proteins that were not broken down are handled. After most of the water and remaining nutrients are extracted, the chyme is now semi-solid feces.
Which intestine is feces formed in?
large
What is the final section of the large intestine that acts as temporary storage for feces?
The rectum is the final section of the large intestine that acts as temporary storage for feces.
