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here are some fun facts about the large intestine.

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  • the health of your skin reflects of the health of your large intestinelarge intestine
  • it's called "large intestine" because of it's width, not it's lenght
  • the large intestine is 3-4 inches long.
  • there is about 5,800 different kinds of cacteria in the large intestine
  • it's possible to live without your large intestine
  • The large intestine is divided into 6 pieces, they are cecum, ascending colon, transverse colon, descending colon, sigmoid colon and the rectum.
  • Gases that build up in your large intestine cause flatulence. It usually takes about 30 to 45 minutes for these gases to pass through your system.

  • The major function of the large intestine is to absorb the liquid sent to it from the small intestine and then to eliminate the fecal material that remains

  • the large intestine's major part is to absorb any electrolytes (sodium) and water that has not already been absorbed.

  • The undigested food enters the large intestine as a liquid paste.

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14y ago

You can hold your food in your small intestine for about 1 to 4 hours.Your small intestine is as tall as three grown men, but the width of it is only two fingers wide.

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The main features of the small intestine include the three main sections; the duodenum, jejunem, and the ileum. They also have rugae and villi which help produce more surface area for absorption of nutrients from digested food. There are also structures called lacteals that absorb fats into the lymphatic system. Most people think that your stomach does most of your digestion, but this is not true. Your stomach only digests proteins. It is the duodenum of your small intestine, with the help of the pancreas and gall bladder, that digests all three types of food. It completes the protein digestion process and then also digests fats and carbohydrates.

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I don't think there is any? What could possibly be funny about an organ?

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It is approximately 4-7 meters long.

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