Digestion 2 Flashcards
Remaining material after small intestine consists mostly of (3)
Water
Bacteria
Dead cells
Dead cells remaining after small intestines are from
Gut lining
Also remaining after small intestines
Indigestible fiber
Remaining stuff in small intestines moves along small intestines to the
Ileocecal valve
The ileocecal valve is the
Gateway to large intestine
Large intestine plays key role in finishing the job and creating
Feces
Stuff in large intestines remains for _ hours (range)
12-30
Liquid mixture turns to stool as
Water content slowly absorbed by large intestine
Majority of trillions of microbes living in gut in
large intestines
Gut bacteria (microbes) play important role in
Synthesis of key nutrients
Gut bacteria (microbes) are in communication with our immune cells and
Help prevent inflammation
The gut bacteria (microbes) ferment
Indigestible fiber in large intestine
Another process of gut bacteria is
Gas
Giving our gut microbes plenty of different types of fiber to feed on (2)
AIDS digestive process
Helps support beneficial gut bacteria
Feces collected in the
Rectum