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What is the shorter but wider section of the intestine?
The large intestine is the shorter but wider section of the intestine. The small intestine is longer but narrower.
What is the 5-7 foot long muscular tube that connects the small intestine to the rectum?
The large intestine connects the small intestine to the rectum. While it's shorter than the small intestine, it is wider, and so it is called "large."
What is the shorter of two intestines in human body?
The large intestine in humans is much shorter (by a factor of around 4) than the small intestine, though it's wider (hence "large").
How long is an adults' large intestine?
The length of the large intestine in an adult is around 1.5m. The length of the small intestine is around 6.9m for males and 7.1m for females. The large intestine is named so as it is much wider than the small intestine.
Is the small intestine shorter than the large intestine?
that's just how ur body is made
Diff bet large and small intestine?
The large intestine is wider in diameter and shorter in length compared to the small intestine. The large intestine absorbs water and electrolytes from the remaining indigestible food matter, while the small intestine is responsible for the majority of nutrient absorption from food. The small intestine has three sections (duodenum, jejunum, ileum) compared to the large intestine's four sections (cecum, colon, rectum, anal canal).
What does the large intestine look like how big is it?
The large intestine is the last part of the digestive system and is wider and shorter than the small intestine. It is about 5 feet long and 3-4 inches in diameter in adults. Its main function is to absorb water from the remaining indigestible food matter and to store and eliminate waste.
How does the large intestine differ from the smaller one?
The large intestine differs from the small intestine in length, diameter, and function. The small intestine is longer than the large intestine, but has a smaller diameter. The small intestine is directly connected to the stomach. The primary function of the small intestine is to absorb nutrients from the food processed by the stomach and to transfer those nutrients to the blood stream. The large intestine comes after the small. Its primary function is to capture water from the waste materials that pass to it from the small intestine. It also serves as a place to store the waste solids until they can be eliminated from the body.
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.
If the small intestine is about seven meters long and the large intestine is about two meters long why aren't the names switched?
The names are based on their girth or thickness/width; the long intestine is much wider than the small intestine.the large intestine is much wide as compared to the small intestine, so i think it is not based on its length but the thickness. plus the large intestine leads to the anus and is less convoluted as the small intestine.
How did the large intestine get its name?
The diamerter of the large intestine is larger, and the diameter of the small intestines is smaller The diamerter of the large intestine is larger, and the diameter of the small intestines is smaller It has a significantly larger circumference. Diameter, the large intestine is far thicker then the small intestine. It's smaller in diameter. It is larger in diameter, not length.
What will the human structure look like if there were not folds in the small intestine?
our human body will be more wider & disordered without the intestine & the digestive tract would bw smaller
