MEDICAL PHYSIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The walls of the small intestine absorb water and the digested nutrients into your bloodstream.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-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.

Detailed explanation-4: -Overview. The large intestine is the portion of the digestive system most responsible for absorption of water from the indigestible residue of food.