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Which part of the digestive system absorbs water?
colon (large intestine) :D
What part of the body is known as the colon?
The colon is part of the large intestine, which is a long tube-like organ responsible for absorbing water and electrolytes from digested food. It plays a key role in forming and eliminating solid waste from the body.
What are the organs near the appendix?
The organs near the appendix include the cecum (where the appendix is attached), the large intestine (colon), and the small intestine. The appendix is located in the lower right quadrant of the abdomen.
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 is the little pouch called where the small intestines joins with the large intestine?
The small intestines joins the large intestines at the cecum. The cecum isn't really a pouch, but the appendix, which is a pouch, is also attached to the cecum.
Are there another word for large intestines?
Colon is another word for the large intestine
The large intestine is also known as the?
The large intestines is also known as the colon. The colon is divided into four sections called the ascending colon, the transverse colon, the descending colon, and the sigmoid colon.
What is the scientific name for large intestines?
the colon
Another name for large intestines?
Colon is another word for the large intestine.
What is another name for the large intestines?
The large intestine is often referred to as the colon.
First part of the large intestines?
The large intestine begins at the colon and then is called the ascending colon until it reaches the hepatic flexure. CECUM!
Are intestines in the colon?
The colon is the name for large intestine. Ileum is the small intestine
Is bowel and colon the same?
Not exactly. Bowel is all the intestines, both small and large; technically, colon is just the large intestine from cecum to rectum. This is according to www.onelook.com, which has valid dictionaries.
Do your large intestines absorb minerals?
Your large intestine (the colon) absorbs water.
What is the organ primarily involved in water absorbstion and feces formation?
The intestines, but water reabsorption occurs mostly in the lower small intestines. Feces formation along with some more fluid absorption occurs in the colon of the large intestines. But the large intestines' primary job is to compact liquid waste into solid waste.
What is the path of food through your body?
Mouth-esophagus-stomach-small intestines (duodenum, jejunum, ileum)-large intestines (cecum, ascending colon, transverse colon, descending colon, sigmoid colon)-rectum-anus
What is the path of food through the body?
Mouth-esophagus-stomach-small intestines (duodenum, jejunum, ileum)-large intestines (cecum, ascending colon, transverse colon, descending colon, sigmoid colon)-rectum-anus
