HISTOLOGY
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
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Question
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Which organ absorbs any remaining water and turns food into waste?
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Large Intestine
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Small Intestine
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Liver
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Pancreas
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -By the time indigestible materials have reached the colon, most nutrients and up to 90% of the water has been absorbed by the small intestine. The role of the ascending colon is to absorb the remaining water and other key nutrients from the indigestible material, solidifying it to form stool.
Detailed explanation-2: -It takes several hours for food to reach the large intestine through the digestive tract. The minerals and water from the remaining food, that is left undigested, are absorbed in the large intestine. The goblet cells consume excess water from the undigested food residues in the large intestine.
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