GENERAL HISTOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Overview. The large intestine (or colon, or large bowel) is the last structure to process food, taking the undigestible matter from the small intestine, absorbing water from it and leaving the waste product called feces. Feces are expelled from the body through the rectum and the anus.

Detailed explanation-2: -The large intestine is a component of the excretory system. Its primary function is to absorb water and salts from undigested food, as well as to ferment indigestible food by bacteria and produce feces.

Detailed explanation-3: -The rectum is where feces are stored until they leave the digestive system through the anus as a bowel movement.

Detailed explanation-4: -Kidneys, ureters, urinary bladder and the urethra are the parts of the excretory system. The small and the large intestine are parts of the digestive system.