What is the Anatomy Of Large Intestine
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The large intestine, or large bowel, is the last part of the digestive system in vertebrate animals. Its function is to absorb water from the remaining indigestible food matter, and then to pass the useless waste material from the body. The large intestine consists of the cecum, colon, rectum, and anal canal.
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Gross Anatomy:
The anatomy of the large intestine includes the cecum (along with appendix) and the colon; in some descriptions (and the author agrees), it also includes the anorectum (rectum and anal canal). [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
The large intestine, which is the terminal part of gastrointestinal (GI) tract, is so called because its lumen (diameter) is larger, not because its length is greater, than that of the small intestine (duodenum, jejunum, ileum); in fact, small intestine is longer than the large intestine. The large intestine develops partly from the midgut (from cecum to distal transverse colon), the hindgut (from distal transverse colon to dentate line in anorectum), and proctodeum (below the dentate line).
