CLINICAL MEDICINE

Detailed explanation-1: -The role of the ascending colon is to absorb the remaining water and other key nutrients from the indigestible material, solidifying it to form stool. The descending colon stores feces that will eventually be emptied into the rectum.

Detailed explanation-2: -The large intestine absorbs water and any remaining nutrients and changes the waste from liquid into stool.

Detailed explanation-3: -The large intestine is much broader than the small intestine and takes a much straighter path through your belly, or abdomen. The purpose of the large intestine is to absorb water and salts from the material that has not been digested as food, and get rid of any waste products left over.

Detailed explanation-4: -The job of your large intestine is to absorb water, minerals, and some of the remaining nutrients from your food. It will change the leftover waste into a bowel movement. This is also called stool.