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What is the passage way from the small intestine to the large intestine?
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∙ 14y ago
The small intestine has three parts -- duodenum, jejunum and ileum. The ileum, being the last part of the small intestine, is the section that empties chyme into the beginning of the large intestine, which is the cecum.
Chyme is released from the ileum through the ileocecal valve, a sphincter muscle, and into the cecum. I suggest you look at online or textbook illustrations of the gastrointestinal tract to see what this looks like.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 14y agoThey are directly connect to one another with a muscular sphincter between the two. This sphincter regulates when and how much food is emptied from the small intestines into the large.
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