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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.


Which comes first on the grasshopper the small intestine or large intestine?

Food enters the small intestine first. It enters the duodenum in the small intestine.


Where is most disgested food obsorbed large or small intestine?

Small intestine, the large intestine is where water is resorbed and the feces solidified.


What is the Flap of tissue where small and large intestine join?

The flap of tissue where the small intestine and large intestine join is called the ileocecal valve. It helps regulate the flow of digested food from the small intestine into the large intestine, preventing backflow.


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.

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Why is the small intestine small?

The small intestine is said to be small because it's diameter is not as large as 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.


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.


Why does large intestine is large?

The large intestine has that name because its diameter is larger than that of the small intestine. The small intestine is actually longer than the large 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.


How can you tell when you have transitioned from the small intestine to the large intestine in the cat?

You can tell that you have transitioned from the small to large intestine by the diameter. The large intestine is significantly larger than the small. There is also a illiocecal valve that separates the small from large intestine.


Is the small intestine is narrower than the large intestine?

yes it is! but the large intestine is shorter then the small intestine...Did that help? Hope I did! :)


What wraps around the stomach small intestine and the large intestine?

The large intestine surrounds the small intestine. :)


What is on top of your small intestine?

The large intestine is on top of your small intestine.


What intestine absorbs water into bloodstream?

Colon and Large Intestine =)


How do small and large intestine compare in size and shape of a frog?

Amazingly the small intestine is longer! -Annabeth