Difference between small intestine and large intestine
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small intestine does the work of absorption but large intestine does the work of egestion
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LARGE INTESTINE
5-6 feet long
and 6 cm wide tube folows the small
intestine. It is inverted U tube around
small intestine.
It absorbs water about 6 litres per dayas
well as dissolved salts from the residue
passed on from small intestine.
Bacteria present in large intestine breaks
undigested food to make several vitamins
specially Vitamin K needed for blood
clotting.
SMALL INTESTINE:
It is the longest part of alimentary canal
about 6 meter in length. The length varies in
various organisms. In herbivorous the small
intestine is little long and helps them to
digest CELLULOSE.
It is divided into three parts: (i) Duodenum
(ii) Jejunum (iii) Ileum.
Food enters duodenum where it gets mixed
with the BILE juices secreted by gall bladder.
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