THORAX ABDOMEN AND PELVIS

MEDICAL

RECTUM AND ANUS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What happens to the material that is not absorbed by the small intestine?
A
It is broken down into proteins in the stomach
B
It passes into the large intestine
C
It is turned into sugar in the pancreas
D
It moves to the liver
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: -Your small intestine moves water from your bloodstream into your GI tract to help break down food. Your small intestine also absorbs water with other nutrients. Large intestine. In your large intestine, more water moves from your GI tract into your bloodstream.

Detailed explanation-3: -The large intestine (or colon, or large bowel) is the last structure to process food, taking the undigestible matter from the small intestine, absorbing water from it and leaving the waste product called feces. Feces are expelled from the body through the rectum and the anus.

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