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When combined, the small intestine and large intestine measure 25 feet long. Did you know that the small intestine is 4x larger?
The large intestine is only about 5 feet long. The reason they call it the large intestine is because it's wider than the small intestine. But it is actually shorter in length.
The large intestine has two main functions. First it is responsible for water absorption of water. It must also complete the task of excretion of food and waste materials. The large instestine is made up of the the rectum, cecum and the col...
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The primary function of the large intestine is to pass useless waste from the body after absorbing water from indigestible food matter. The large intestine is between 4-1/2 and 5 feet long.
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The large intestine is the area in the body that helps to digest food that has passed out of the stomach. The other thing that the large intestine does is to help pass the vitamins and minerals into the bloodstream. These actually pass out ...
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The large intestine is also known as the colon. It is where the waste is transported out of your body. It also reabsorbs some nutrients as they pass through.
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The large intestine works by collecting and eliminating the waste products from all the food you eat. Your large intestine is about 1.5 m long and it performs four essential functions: it reabsorbs water and maintains your fluid balance; it...
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The large intestine looks pretty much like the small intestine but it is of course larger in size. It connects to the small intestine to the abdomen then travels to the anus where it exits the body. You can find more information here: http:...
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The large intestine is 5 feet long or 1.5 meters; however, the large intestine is made up of 6 parts: the cecum; ascending colon; descending colon; traverse colon, sigmoid colon and the rectum. Hernia's are a common disorder of the intestin...
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The large intestine takes up a lot of room in the abdomen, since it can be 4.9 feet in length. It begins in the right region, just below the waist, and ends at the anus. For more information see here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Large_inte...
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