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The short tube at the end of the large intestine where waste material is compressed is called the?
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What is the large bowel?
The large bowel, also called the large intestine, is a part of the digestive system. It runs from the small bowel (small intestine) to the rectum, which receives waste material from the small bowel.
What happens in large intestine?
The large intestine is attached to the posterior to the small intestine and as you maybe already know the small intestine is where food wastes go and bile is secreted into. The large intestine reabsorbs water from the ingested food particles before they enter the rectum and colon for excretion.
What is the name of the bacteria that lives in the large intestine and help to form feces out of the waste material?
E. Coli
Where does food go after the small intestine?
large intestine i think
What is the first portion of the large intestine called?
The s-shaped portion of the large intestine is called the sigmoid colon. Sigmoid comprises two parts: sigma(the Greek letter S) and the suffix -oid (which means like or similar to). Thus, sigmoid means similar to an S.
Structure in which waste material is compressed?
The structure in which waste material is compressed is called the rectum. This is short tube that is at the end of the large intestine.
What is eliminating waste?
Is when the materials move through the large intestine, water is absorbed into the bloodstream. The material is then moved from the large intestine into the rectum where waste materials are compressed into a solid and finally eliminated from the body through the anus.
What are the similarities between the small intestine and the large intestine?
* Part of digestive system * intestines * absorb (small=nutrients large=water)
What is solid waste from the large intestine called?
Decomposed waste material in the large intestine is known as feces. These are stored in the rectum until they are expelled through the anus.
What is the large bowel?
The large bowel, also called the large intestine, is a part of the digestive system. It runs from the small bowel (small intestine) to the rectum, which receives waste material from the small bowel.
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.
Where does the undigested material from the small intestine go?
Undigested material goes to the large intestine, toward the rectal area.
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
What reabsorbs water from nondigestible material?
large intestine
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.
Does the large intestine store excess material?
It does not store excess material the rectum does that.
