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The small intestine, approximately 20 feet long, consists of the duodenum, jejunum, and ileum, where most chemical digestion and absorption occur. The large intestine, about 5 feet long, includes the colon and rectum, with the colon having three regions and the appendix serving a role in digestion. The rectum opens to the outside through the anus, which has internal and external sphincters.

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Science Notes 2

The small intestine, approximately 20 feet long, consists of the duodenum, jejunum, and ileum, where most chemical digestion and absorption occur. The large intestine, about 5 feet long, includes the colon and rectum, with the colon having three regions and the appendix serving a role in digestion. The rectum opens to the outside through the anus, which has internal and external sphincters.

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Small Intestine

The small intestine is the longest part of the alimentary canal, about 20 feet
long in humans.
It has regions, the duodenum, the region which follows the stomach; the jejunum
is the middle part; and the ileum is the later region which continues further into
the large intestine.
The internal surface of the small intestine is folded into finger-like
projections called villi.
A common pancreatic duct from the pancreas and liver opens into the duodenum.
Most of the chemical digestion and absorption takes place in the small
intestine.

Large Intestine

The large intestine in humans is about 5 feet long.


It has two regions, the colon ( about 1.5 m) and the rectum (10 cm in length in
the adult).
The region of the large intestine after the ileum is called the colon, while
the last part is called the rectum.
Colon has three regions, ascending colon, transverse colon and descending
colon.
At the base of the ascending colon, a small finger-like out-growth is seen and
is called an appendix.
It houses many useful bacteria required for the digestion of food.
Rectum opens to the outside by the anus.
The anus has internal and external anal sphincters.

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