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the small intestine is called so because of its thickness not length . therefore the large intestine is called so because it is fat.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 15y agoIt has a much larger diameter than the small intestine.
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∙ 11y agoThe small intestine is 20 feet long. The large intestine is only 6 feet long. But they call it the large intestine because its diameter is thicker than the small intestine's diameter.
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∙ 11y agoIts called the large intestinebecauseits thicker than the small intestine which isthinner
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What is the Large intestine called?
The large intestine is called the colon, while enteron is a term for the intestine, both small and large.
Why is the large intestine called the large intestine when it is shorter than the small intestine?
The diameter of the large intestine is greater than that of the small intestine.
Why the large intestine is called 'large' intestin?
Its called the large intestinebecauseits thicker than the small intestine which isthinner
Why is the large intestine called 'large'?
Length of the large intestine is only 50 inches. The length of the small intestine is about 20 feet. Still the former is called as large intestine. It is because the diameter of the intestine is very large as compared to small intestine.
Where does the large intestine lead to in a frog?
It is called the duodenum.
Why is the large intestine called the garbage dump?
Feces is formed in the large intestine.
What is it called when the small intestine gets sucked into the large intestine?
The small intestine doesn't usually get sucked into the large intestine, but parts of the small intestine can telescope into itself. This is called intussusception.
Are there another word for large intestines?
Colon is another word for the large intestine
What is the indigestible waste called that leaves the large intestine?
The indigestible waste that leaves the large intestine is called feces.
What is the sacculation of the large intestine?
A series of bulges in the wall of the large intestine. Also called haustra.
Which is longer the smaller intestine or the large intestine?
The small intestine is considerably longer than the large intestine, but the large intestine is wider in diameter, from which it derives its name. Yes. It is smaller in diameter than the large intestine but much longer. The small intestine is longer than the large intestine but it is called small intestine because its diameter is smaller than that of the large intestine.
Why is the small intestine called small intestine?
It compared in size to the large intestine it is about twice as small
