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The colon is the large intestine, and stool is what comes out of the large intestine during the process of defecation (That's #2).
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∙ 8y agoStool in the large intestine is undigested food matter. Another name for stool is feces.
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How does the large intestine differ from that of the small intestine?
The small intestine receives the stomach contents in a liquid form called effluent. Its primary function is to absorb nutrients from this liquid on its way to the large intestine. The main functions of the large intestine are to absorb water from the effluent as it passes through the large intestine, forming it into stool, and to become a "holding tank" until the stool is expelled from the body.
What is the role of large intestine in human digestion?
The one that goes to your large intestine is waste or poo.
Where does food go after it leaves the stomach?
Food that leaves the stomach is called chyme. The chyme passes through a short passage called a duodenum. The duodenum releases enzymes which help digest the chyme before it passes into the small intestine. The small intestine absorbs the nutrients into the blood stream, and then passes digested chyme into the large intestine. The large intestine re-absorbs the water that was mixed into the chyme in the stomach, duodenum, and small intestine. The large intesting then compacts the undigested material into the stool, which passes into the descending colon. . When sufficient stool collects in the colon, it passes into the rectum. When stool collects the rectum, you develop an urge to defecate, which is the expulsion of the stool from rectum out the anus.
What may happen to the food we eat when large intestine is not working well?
If it stays in the large intestine for too long your stool will become hard and you will find it hard to pass through. We call this constipation. And if it doesn't stay in the large intestine long enough the water in your stool won't have been absorbed into the body and you will have diarrhea
What parts of the large intestine absorbs water?
Some but not much. Nutrient absorption is mostly performed by the small intestine. The large intestine mostly removes water from digested food before it turns into stool and passes into the rectum.
What kind of food enters the large intestine?
undigested food enters the large intestine. Most of the digestion is done in stomach and small intestine, the rest enters the colon. some complex polysaccharides are broken into simpler forms by bacteria living in the cecum and colon. Other than that it's only assimilation and formation of stool in the large intestine.
What is bacteria in the large intestine are responsible for?
The primary role of the large intestine is reabsorption of water from stool. It also absorbs some nutrients not taken up efficiently by the small intestine, and houses most of the symbiotic bacteria in your gut.
What would happen if the small intestine is the same length as the large intestine?
Under the assumption the intestines would give the same amount of work per cm of length as the ones you have do... If the two intestines were as long as the large intestine currently is, you'd have to eat a lot more than you do now to get proper nutrition. The small intestine pulls nutrients out of the food, and the longer it has to work, the more it can get. If the two intestines were as long as the small intestine currently is, your stool would be excruciatingly dry. The large intestine draws water from the stool, and if it was over four times longer than it now is, you'd really be in trouble.
Why are Temporary colostomies used?
Temporary colostomies are created to divert stool from injured or diseased portions of the large intestine, allowing rest and healing
What happens in the intestines?
Food is being squeezed through your large and small intestine to be stored in the rectum.The small intestine breaks down large stools with starch enzymes.Large intestine removes excess water from the stool therefore preventing diarrhea when been placed and stored in the rectum until pushed out the anus.
What intestine absorbs water into bloodstream?
Colon and Large Intestine =)
What is the pouch at the end of the large intestine?
wrong it is not the appendix it is peristalsis
