HISTOLOGY
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 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-2: -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.
Detailed explanation-3: -Structure. The large intestine runs from the appendix to the anus. It frames the small intestine on three sides. Despite its being about one-half as long as the small intestine, it is called large because it is more than twice the diameter of the small intestine, about 3 inches.