MEDICAL
RECTUM AND ANUS
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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 about six feet long-much shorter than the small intestine, which is 22 feet. It’s called the large intestine because it’s wider-about three inches, while the small intestine is only one inch in diameter.
Detailed explanation-2: -The large intestine gets its name from the fact that it is larger in diameter than the small intestine. It may be shorter, but it is still larger around.
Detailed explanation-3: -The large intestine is much broader than the small intestine and takes a much straighter path through your belly, or abdomen.
Detailed explanation-4: -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.