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Caecum (5-8 cm lying between the small intestine and ascending portion of colon)
Appendix (blind ending finger like projection at the end of caecum)
Ascending portion of colon (which goes up the right side of body to the level of liver)
Transverse portion of colon (lying horizontally below the liver and stomach)
Descending portion of colon (passes down to the left side of body)
Sigmoid part of colon (slightly bent and enters the rectum)
Rectum (21-23 cm long opens into anal canal)
Anal canal (2.5 cm long)
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What are the subdivisons of the large intestine?
DUEDUNEM , JUEJONEM and ILEUM are the subdivisions of small intestine
What intestine absorbs water into bloodstream?
Colon and Large Intestine =)
Why does large intestine is large?
The large intestine has that name because its diameter is larger than that of the small intestine. The small intestine is actually longer than the large intestine.
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.
Most intestinal absorption occurs in the?
small intestine, and water absorption occurs in the colon/large intestine
What medical term is the widest division of the large intestine?
The cecum is the widest division of the large intestine. It is located at the beginning of the large intestine, where the small intestine meets the large intestine.
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.
What is located in the large intestine?
What is located in the large intestine?
Is the large intestine A GLAND?
Is the large intestine A GLAND?
What is longer the esophagus or large intestine?
The large intestine
Where is the major site of vitamin K and B formation by bacteria?
Most synthesized by bacteria in the Large Intestine
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.
