What is the property of the large intestine?

Answer 1

1. The large intestine is approximately 5 - 8 feet in length

2. The route of the large intestine makes a large upside down "U."

3. Gases that build up in your large intestine cause flatulence. It usually takes about 30 to 45 minutes for these gases to pass through your system.

Answer 2

The structure of the large intestine is not complicated and it is about 5 feet long with a diameter of about 2.5 centimeters. It starts from the ileum to the anus and is the second-last part of the digestive system.

Answer 3

1. 5-8 feet long

2. Tube like shape

3. Nine parts Appendix, Cecum, Ascending Colon, Transverse Colon, Descending Colon, Sigmoid Colon, Rectum, Anal Canal, and Anus.

Brief Info on parts:

. Appendix: holding point for good bacteria that leave the body when the body is infected by bad bacteria. (This information is relatively new) Cecum: receives waste from ileum and sends it to Ascending colon. Ascending colon: absorb nutrients such as vitamin b and k and push upwards to the transverse colon using muscle contraction. Transverse colon: same, but to descending colon. Descending colon: makes waste almost solid send to sigmoid. Sigmoid colon: looks like letter s. makes mucus to protect body from harmful toxins, takes out remaining water/nutrient. Rectum: store waste.

Answer 4

It contains haustra, which are pouches made by the taenia coli. The first pouch is called the cecum, then it has an ascending colon, a hepatic flexure, a transverse colon, a splenic flexure, a descending colon, a sigmoid colon, rectum, anal canal, and anus.