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Water. Water is absorbed from the feces to make it well formed. Food is almost in liquid form as it enters the large intestine. It is important job of the large intestine to absorb the water from the feces. It will be inconvenient to pass the liquid feces. There will be loss of water and electrolytes also. It can endanger your life.
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What organ is involved in water absorption and feces formation?
The Kidney.definitely not the large intestine or colon.
What is reabsorbed by the large intestine?
Water
Where is feces made?
Fecal matter is produced in the colon (large intestine). As the food you eat is digested, it passes from the stomach to the small intestine where the nutrients are extracted and absorbed into the bloodstream. What isn't used there passes into the large intestine, and eventually out the anus.
Why is the large intestine called the garbage dump?
Feces is formed in the large intestine.
How does the intestins work?
Bile and pancreatic enzymes act upon chyme in the duodenum to break food up into there respective monomers. Those are then absorbed through the lining of the small intestine. The nutrients that can be absorbed are absorbed by the end of the small intestine. The large intestine primarily reabsorbs water and forms feces.
Why do feces become hard after few days?
As feces remains in the large intestine, the large intestine is removing water and recycling it into the circulatory system. The longer the feces is in the large intestine, the more likely it is to have less water in it when it makes its way out.
In which process is fiber absorbed into the large intestine?
it is absorbed in the small intestine before it gets absorbed back into the large instestine.
Where does food go after the small intestine?
After passing through the small intestine, digested food moves into the large intestine (also known as the colon). In the large intestine, water is absorbed and the remaining waste material is formed into feces before being expelled from the body through the rectum and anus during a bowel movement.
Which intestine is feces formed in?
large
What is the final section of the large intestine that acts as temporary storage for feces?
The rectum is the final section of the large intestine that acts as temporary storage for feces.
Where should a doctor to see if the large intestine is working properly?
feces
Is water absorbed in the large intestine?
No, water is primarily absorbed in the small intestine, not the large intestine. The large intestine mainly absorbs electrolytes and some remaining water from the indigestible food matter.
