NUTRITION
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
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Question
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What does the large intestine do?
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digest the food from this process
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makes a pathway for the food
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reabsorb a lot of the water from this process
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absorbs the food from this process
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The colon’s job is to dehydrate what’s left of the food and form it into stool. It does this by slowly absorbing water and electrolytes as its muscle system moves the waste along.
Detailed explanation-2: -The colon helps to absorb a small volume of water from the lumen (400ml/day).
Detailed explanation-3: -Absorption of ingested water and most solutes occurs in the proximal small intestine, therefore the rate at which beverages are emptied from the stomach is an important factor in determining the rate of water absorption.
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