large intestine

Question 1

what is the large intestine

Answer 1

it is ashort ube of length 1.5 m and 4 to 6 cm in diameter so it is broader then th small inetstine

Question 2

parts

Answer 2

caecum colon and rectum

Question 3

ileocaecal valve

Answer 3

prevents the flow of food fom the caecum to yhe ileum or the large inetstine to the small inetstine

Question 4

caecum

Answer 4

has atwisted projection called vermiform appendix it is avestegeal orgn bit canbe considereda s secondary lymphoid organ and the removl of it i called appendicitis

Question 5

colon

Answer 5

into four parts ascending colon transvrse colon descending colon and sigmoid colon

Question 6

hepatic flexure

Answer 6

th bending of the ascending colon into the transverse colon and situated near the liver

Question 7

splenic flexure

Answer 7

bending of transverse colon into the descending colon and near the spleen

Question 8

haustra

Answer 8

pouches of the colon and surrounded by muscular strips calle dthe taeniae coli

Question 9

function of haustra

Answer 9

water absorption

Question 10

anal sphincter

Answer 10

opening of the anal canal is guarde by the nal sphincter

Question 11

internl anal sphincter

Answer 11

made of smooth muscle and involuntary

Question 12

external anla sphincter

Answer 12

made of striped muscle and voluntary can be ocntrolled