ANATOMY
GASTRO INTESTINAL
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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exhibits external muscular bands called teniae coli
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does not contain villi
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is longer than the small intestine
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has haustra
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Detailed explanation-1: -The correct answer is A. It is longer than small intestine. Large intestine-Large intestine is 1.5cm…
Detailed explanation-2: -The correct answer is option (b) villi.
Detailed explanation-3: -Large intestine is larger in diameter than small intestine because most of the absorption of food and digestion of food occurs in the small intestine while in the large intestine only water and some salts are absorbed here, so larger surface area is needed to absorb more water. Q.
Detailed explanation-4: -So, the correct answer is ‘it absorbs much of the water remaining in waste materials’.
Detailed explanation-5: -The small intestine is involved in the digestion of food and absorption of nutrients. The large intestine is involved in the absorption of water and in the production of vitamins.