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The smaller intestine is larger because it is 20 feet long and the large intestine is only 5 feet long

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Small intestine is four times larger than your large one?

not sure.... sorry.


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.


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.


The small intestine is connected to one side of the stomach and what is on the other end?

The small intestine is connected to one side of the stomach, and on the other end, it is connected to the large intestine. The small intestine is responsible for further digestion and absorption of nutrients from food before passing the remaining waste to the large intestine for processing.


What is the small intestine connected to?

The small intestine is connected to the stomach at one end and to the large intestine at the other end. Food from the stomach enters the small intestine for further digestion and absorption of nutrients before waste passes into the large intestine for eventual elimination from the body.


What is the large intestine linked to?

Small intestine on one end and the anus on the other.


What comes first liver or small intestine?

small intestine digestion starts in the mouth then the pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, then excreated through the rectum


What large intestine and small intestine are the same?

Um, you only have one of each, and they are not the same...


Why is a frogs small intestine called small and when is it actually longer then the large intestine?

The reason why the large intestine is called the longer one is because it is much more thicker than than the small one which is skinnier but much more longer


Which of the following is Not one of the three segments of the small intestine a. ileum b. duodenum c. cecum d. jejunum?

c. cecum which is the first portion of the large intestine)


How long is a koalas small intestine?

The small intestine of a koala is smaller than its caecum, which is up to 2.5m in length and connects the small and large intestines. The small intestine itself is about one metre long.


How much bigger is your small intestine then your big intestine?

Three times as long. The small intestine is 21 feet long and the large one is 7 feet long.