Let's learn about the large intestines.
- After passing through the small intestine food travels into the large intestine.
- Your large intestine is roughly 9 feet in length but gets its name because it has a larger diameter than the small intestine.
- Your large intestine is also called the colon.
- The large intestine is divided into several sections.
- The beginning section is called the cecum.
- Food from the small intestine travels to the cecum.
- The cecum is a little like a pouch and receives the food material the ileum section of the small intestine.
- From the cecum, food travels upward into the ascending colon.
- Water and salt are absorbed in the colon.
- The horizontal section of the large intestine is called the transverse colon.
- After traveling across the transversal colon food descends into the descending colon.
- The feces is stored in the sigmoid until it travels to the rectum and then exits the body.
- One of the main jobs of the large intestine is to absorb water and salt.
- In addition, vitamin K is produced in the colon with the help of bacteria.
- Vitamin K helps your blood clot, builds your bones, and aids in keeping correct insulin levels.
- Your large intestine is home to billions of bacteria.
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