Why are the human intestines so long?

Answer 1

The length of digestive tract is necessary to absorb as much nutrients as possible. In carnivores, the digestive tract is shorter because their diet is comprised mostly of meat. Herbivores such as cows, while also containing multiple stomaches, have a relatively longer digestive tract because their diet is mostly comprised of plant, which may take more time to digest due to the cellulose.

Answer 2

There are a number of reasons why your digestive system may be so long. Many suspect the digestive system is long because it gives your body more of a chance to absorb what you take in.

Answer 3

This is so the body has time to take the nutrients out of the food. it also is so it doesnt all come out at once.

Answer 4

The intestine is long because it means more surface area which means our bodies can break down the food better and absorb more nutrients

Answer 5

because it needs to be able to process all of your food you can eat in a day

Answer 6

So as to increase the area of absorption for digestion. It increases the amount of nutrients that can be taken up from the food you eat

Answer 7

its length enables greater scope for food absorption...

Answer 8

Human intestines are the length they are to be able to digest everything that humans eat. Meat takes longer to digest than other food, so the intestines need to be long enough to digest meat.