What is the portion of large intestine on the right side called?
it is the ascending colon
the middle is transferse colon
and the left is descending
Can you reduce the length of the large intestine?
Part of the large intestine can be removed when medically necessary, but the patient may have to wear a colostomy bag if they are no longer able to have a normal bowel movement.
The appendix. According to a leading science magazine, it is used to house beneficial bacteria that live in the gut. See the related link for further information.
What is the average amount a person fart a day?
Anywhere from three times a day to once every three days is considered normal. Once a day is average.
When invented nasogastric tube?
The original nasogastric feeding tube was invented in 1976 by 2 surgeons Dr. Robert Dobbie and Dr. Hoffmeister. Most feeding tubes are passed through the nose into the stomach for acute issues.
I have shingles since the first sting under left arm Sept 25th thought I got a bug bite the next day there was no bite just terrible itching in about a week the rash started still not much pain just itching the second week pain near the rash it progressed all the way around my chest to mid back felt like a vise is holding me clamping down from front thru to back. unbearable at times my doc said it was shingles I already knew had it small patch on right shoulder when i was a teenager.
Took neurotin and antiviral full dose quit the neurontin it made me so dizzy couldn't walk went to another doc she gave me percocet helps me sleep and get thru the day it is now 5 weeks still have pain it is constant but aleve helps it now
my doc said it is post pain and could last two months or off and on rest of your life. I'm a retired RN in all the yrs i worked never heard of anyone having it that long it will go away but when is the secret.I will for sure get the vaccine when I'm healed.
How long is the Longest bowel movement?
26 feet see link below: http://intermaweb.net/index.php/2005/10/29/world-record-4-peristaltic-action/
Barbecued chicken and beef for those of you playing FB kidnap!
The plicae achieve maximun size and villi are most developed in the?
In the Jejunum of the Small intestine.
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.
What has a longer small intestine a tiger or cattle?
Cattle have a longer small intestine due to the need to break down plant materials including cellulose, which take longer and require much more steps for many herbivores than what it takes for a tiger to digest meat.
What are the 3 classes of macromolecules digested in the small intestine?
Probably fats, carbohydrates, and protein.
Why does the frogs small intestine have to be so long?
It gives the frog more surface area for absorption of nutrients so that it could be healthier and stronger.
Not at all, hemorrhoids can heal. But you have to understand why you have them in the first place. They are often related to excessive straining during bowel movements, causing localized high blood pressure and herniation of blood vessels. And such straining is related to other medical problems. You have to get to the root of the matter. Beyond that, surgery can help. You can get a hemorrhoidectomy. I had one, and it was tremendously helpful.
What would the human body be like without the small intestine?
The human body wouldn't be able to function without the small intestine unless it had another organ that performed many of the same functions as the small intestine.
The small intestine's primary purpose is the absorption of nutrients from food. The mouth and stomach break down food into bits small enough to be absorbed by the small intestines. We use the energy that is contained in the food that's been absorbed to power the human body and all of its biological functions.
So, to answer your question, without the small intestines, the human body would be DEAD.
Is the descending colon the first part of the large intetine?
The ascending colon is the first part of the large intestine. The descending colon is the part of the colon that is found at the end of the colon in digestive tract anatomy.
What is the general term for the small and large intestins?
BOWEL is the term what we use for small & large intestines.