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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.
Where is the ileocolic valve between?
Usually it is called the ileocecal valve. It separates the small intestine from the large intestine.
Materials enter the large intestine through the what?
Materials enter the large intestine through the ileocecal valve, which is located between the small intestine and the large intestine. It helps regulate the flow of material from the small intestine into 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.
What are the similarities between the small intestine and the large intestine?
* Part of digestive system * intestines * absorb (small=nutrients large=water)
Why the large intestine is called 'large' intestin?
Its called the large intestinebecauseits thicker than the small intestine which isthinner
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.
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.
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.
