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So that more nutrients can be absorbed through it's walls.
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How are the relative lengths of the frog small intestine and large intestine related to their functions?
Since the small intestine helps absorb nutrients and calories from digested food, the small intestine needs to be long enough so it can go through full digestion.Because Sarah H. told me the large intestine is better
How are the relative lengths of the frogs small intestine and large intestine related to their function?
Since the small intestine helps absorb nutrients and calories from digested food, the small intestine needs to be long enough so it can go through full digestion.Because Sarah H. told me the large intestine is better
How are the relative lengths of the frogs small intestine and large intestine related to their functions?
Since the small intestine helps absorb nutrients and calories from digested food, the small intestine needs to be long enough so it can go through full digestion.Because Sarah H. told me the large intestine is better
What is an advantage of having such a long small intestine?
its so you can eat more without it passing through so quickly. the body needs time to digest, but in the meentime needs more food for energy
Why the large intestine is called the large intestine?
the small intestine is called so because of its thickness not length . therefore the large intestine is called so because it is fat.
What is the advantage of the small intestine being so long?
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If the small intestine is about seven meters long and the large intestine is about two meters long why aren't the names switched?
The names are based on their girth or thickness/width; the long intestine is much wider than the small intestine.the large intestine is much wide as compared to the small intestine, so i think it is not based on its length but the thickness. plus the large intestine leads to the anus and is less convoluted as the small intestine.
Why is the small intestine long and narrow?
In order that enough nutrients are absorbed through the walls of the small intestine as food passes through, the tube has to be long. In an adult, the small intestine can be anything up to 6 metres or over in length. thank you... Shunterria S. Parham May 2009
What is the 5-7 foot long muscular tube that connects the small intestine to the rectum?
The large intestine connects the small intestine to the rectum. While it's shorter than the small intestine, it is wider, and so it is called "large."
Why does the small instestine need to be so long?
The small intestine has to be long so that it can fully absorb all of the nutrients in the chyme (digested food).
About how big around and long is your small intestine?
Small intestine about 7'/2 inches to 2 inches. Large intestine is about 3 or 4 inches.
Why is the small intestine long?
Because it takes time to absorb food.
