NUTRITION
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
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Question
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the large intestine is longer than the small intestine.
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the large intestine is wider than the small intestine.
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the large intestine is where more food can go.
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the large intestine is thinner than the small intestine.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The large intestine, which is the terminal part of gastrointestinal (GI) tract, is so called because its lumen (diameter) is larger, not because its length is greater, than that of the small intestine (duodenum, jejunum, ileum); in fact, small intestine is longer than the large intestine.
Detailed explanation-2: -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.
Detailed explanation-3: -The large intestine gets its name from the fact that it is larger in diameter than the small intestine.
Detailed explanation-4: -The large intestine is much broader than the small intestine and takes a much straighter path through your belly, or abdomen.
Detailed explanation-5: -The sigmoid colon is the part of the large intestine after the descending colon and before the rectum. The name sigmoid means S-shaped (see sigmoid; cf.