The Intestines

 

Structure

• Consist of the small and large intestines

• They are muscular tubes lined with mucous

• The small intestine is divided into sections and runs from the stomach and is coiled in the abdomen. It is about 6m long

• The large intestine joins the small intestine and is located

Function

• The first part of the small intestine is where most of the digestion of food occurs

• The rest of the small intestine is where nutrients are absorbed into the body

• The function of the large intestine is to absorb water from the digested food into the body. The rest is formed into faeces to be removed from the body

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