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The length of digestive tract is necessary to absorb as much nutrients as possible. In carnivores, the digestive tract is shorter because their diet is comprised mostly of meat. Herbivores such as cows, while also containing multiple stomaches, have a relatively longer digestive tract because their diet is mostly comprised of plant, which may take more time to digest due to the cellulose.
There are a number of reasons why your digestive system may be so long. Many suspect the digestive system is long because it gives your body more of a chance to absorb what you take in.
This is so the body has time to take the nutrients out of the food. it also is so it doesnt all come out at once.
The intestine is long because it means more surface area which means our bodies can break down the food better and absorb more nutrients
because it needs to be able to process all of your food you can eat in a day
So as to increase the area of absorption for digestion. It increases the amount of nutrients that can be taken up from the food you eat
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How many miles can the human intestine stretch?
Human intestines are not long enough to stretch an entire mile. If stretched out, a human's intestines (both small and large) will reach out to about 25 feet. The large intestines are about 5 feet and the small is about 20 feet long.
How many small intestines stretch the length of the equator?
Approximately 70,000 small intestines would stretch the length of the equator, as the average small intestine in an adult human is about 20 feet long.
What human organ is like a highway?
This is a weird question... but the answer would probably be the intestines because they are so long kinda like a highway I guess.
Are there any bacteria on or in the human body if so where?
Yes. On the skin and In the Intestines.
What food has human intestines in it?
Only an animal that has consumed human intestines and then become food for another animal would be a food that has human intestines in it. For example: If a grizzly bear ate a human whole, and then they were killed and eaten by another human. The grizzly bear would be the food that had human intestines in it.
How long is a human's intestines?
The small intestine is about 20 feet long, and the large intestine is about 5 feet long, making the total length of a human's intestines around 25 feet.
Where can you find a photograph of the human intestines?
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How long are the small and large intestine?
The average adult human large intestine is about five feet, or 1 1/2 meters, in length. The average small intestine in an adult is approximately 20 (6 meters) feet in length.
How many intestines do you have-?
2 intestines the small intestine the large intestine
Are entrails same as intestines?
Yes. Entrails is just another word for animal or human intestines, although in many contexts, it refers to exposed intestines.
Can Tapeworms grow to be large in human intestines?
yes they can
What human body parts start with the letter I?
Intestines
