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The Large Intestine
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water and mineral salts pass through intestinal walls where blood capillaries carry them away to be used by your
body.
When the water is removed, the waste becomes more solid. It becomes the brown waste material called feces. The
muscles in the large intestine make waves to move the waste along until the waste reaches the rectum, or end of the
intestine. The rectum is about 6 to 8 inches long. The feces stay there until you go to the toilet and they leave the
body through the anus.
Sometimes things go wrong in the large intestine. Diarrhea can occur when your large intestine is irritated or
inflamed. Then the feces are loose and watery because food residues have moved through the large intestine too
quickly to absorb the excess water. The opposite condition, of course, is constipation. This happens when the food
residues moved too slowly and too much water has been absorbed. The feces become hard and dry and it may be
difficult to go to the bathroom. So, do your best to keep your digestive tract healthy!
The Large Intestine
Questions
1. Parts of food, which can't be used, go to the ______
A. mouth
B. large intestine
C. small intestine
2. The large intestine is a tube of muscles and tissue that is around ______ feet long in adults.
A. 1
B. 10
C. 5
3. Fiber from fruit can be digested.
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
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4. ______breaks down any digested food that gets to the large intestine.
A. Bacteria
B. Salts
C. Water
5. The two main parts of the large intestine are the ______.
A. colon and small intestine
B. colon and rectum
C. colon and ileocaecal sphincter
6. The waste material in the large intestine is called______
A. bacteria
B. feces
C. anus
Name the two main parts of the large intestine. Describe what happens in each part.
Describe the job of the large intestine to someone who doesn't understand its function.
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Name something that could go wrong in the large intestine. Explain what it is.