G.I. tract- Large Intestine Flashcards
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What is very numerous in the large intestine
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Goblet cells
1
Q
What does the large intestine Do
A
Absorb water and electrolytes and forms the material that cannot be digested into fecal matter
2
Q
Why is the colon rich in MALT
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Because of the bacterial population in the colon
3
Q
What has little to no absorpative function and is very important part of MALT
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Appendix
4
Q
What should be noted about the longitudinal muscle layer of the muscularis of the colon
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It joins into three bands and forms the tenia coli
