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By the end of the small intestine, the nutrients have been digested from the food. What remains is waste. The large intestine absorbs excess water and a few vitamins from this waste, and then passes it out of the body via the rectum.
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Does colon cancer occur most often in the large or small intestines?
Colon cancer is a type of cancer that occurs in the large intestine (colon), which is the final part of the digestive tract12. The large intestine is about 5 feet long and absorbs water and salt from the food that passes through it. The small intestine, also called the small bowel, is a long tube that connects the stomach and the large intestine. It is about 20 feet long and is responsible for digesting and absorbing nutrients from the food that enters it. Cancer of the small intestine is much less common than cancer of the large intestine. There are different types of small bowel cancer, such as adenocarcinoma, neuroendocrine tumors, lymphoma, and sarcoma. Therefore, colon cancer occurs most often in the large intestine, not the small intestine.
What are intestines?
digest food
What are the parts of alimentary?
Type your answer here... mouth, esophagus, small intestine, large intestine, rectum, and anus
What type of digestive system does a perch have?
Food enters the mouth and passes through the esophagus into the stomach and then into the intestine. Digestion is aided by bile produced by the liver, which is attached to the intestine. Solid waste passes out through the anus. Wastes from metabolism are processed by kidneys and pass out through the urogenital opening. Oxygen is obtained from the water as it passes over the gills. Waste carbon dioxide is passed into the water at the same time.
What is the type of digestion that breaks down food into molecules that can be absorbed?
small intestine
What is the movement of the muscles in the large intestine called?
Reverse peristalsis is a type of movement only seen in the large intestine. It happens if the rectum is full, but not emptied. It sends fecal matter backwards into the colon.
Why is a cows intestine bigger than a humans intestine?
It is due to the nature of the food that cows and humans eat. Humans eat small quantities of very high energy food that rapidly releases sugars, minerals and proteins to the human body. There is no need for a huge digestive tract to digest this type of food. Cows eat very low grade food, normally grass, with lots of cellulose and a tiny amount of mineral and protein. Cellulose is not easily digestible, but it can be broken down given enough time soaking in the correct digestive enzymes. Cows therefore have a large gut capacity, to give their mainly cellulose diet enough soaking time to break down and be useful to them. Most of the processing is done in a very large part of the gut called the caecum. Humans have the remains of a caecum too, but it is tiny and doesn't work any more. Its called the Appendix.
What organ breaks down food for cells?
The digestive system breaks down food to provide energy and nutrition. In humans, its organs include the teeth and tongue, salivary glands. esophagus, stomach, liver, pancreas, small intestine, large intestine, and colon.
The Escherichia coli that live in your intestine and help break down food are an example of which type of interaction?
Mutualism is the type of interaction
The Escherichia coli the live in your intestine and help break down food are example of which type of interaction?
Mutualism
How lng does it take for food to travel through your small intestaines?
It depends, on a variety of factors. The most important is what type of food, and how much. A good average is about 3 hours to leave the stomach, 3 hours to leave the small intestine, and 40 hours to leave the large intestine.
How do you spell colitus?
One type of condition affecting the colon is colitis, an inflammation of the colon, large intestine, or rectum.
