Large Intestine

Question 1

What are other names for the large intestine?

Answer 1

1. Colon

2. Large bowel

Question 2

What is the large intestine made of?

Answer 2

Involuntary muscle tissue

Question 3

How long is the large intestine?

Answer 3

8 - 9 feet

Question 4

What is left of the chyme in the large intestintine?

Answer 4

1. Bacteria
2. Vitamins
3. Minerals
4. Water
5. Bile
6. Fiber

Question 5

What type of bacteria is in the chyme?

Answer 5

Good bacteria

Question 6

What are the vitamins, minerals, and water in the chyme in the large intestine absorbed by?

Answer 6

The capilaries in the large intestine

Question 7

What happens when water is absorbed by the capilaries?

Answer 7

The chyme becomes harder and drier

Question 8

What is another name for fiber?

Answer 8

Cellulose cell wall

Question 8

What has fiber? How can we get fiber?

Answer 8

Plant products

By eating plant products

Question 9

What are examples of plant products?

Answer 9

1. Fruit
2. Vegetables
3. Grains

Question 10

What does fiber do to the chyme?

Answer 10

It gives the chyme bulk/thickness

Question 11

What color and state is chyme in the large intestine? Why is it that color?

Answer 11

A brown semi-solid substance

Brown from the bile

Question 12

What are the diseases of the large intestine?

Answer 12

Diarrhea, constipation, and colon cancer

Question 13

What are the causes of diarrhea?

Answer 13

1. Stomach virusb
2. Food poisoning
3. Too much of a food that does not agree with you

Question 14

What should you do if you have diarrhea?

Answer 14

You should not eat anything until all the bad stuff is out of your body in the form of dolid waste and you should drink water

Question 15

What is the cause and effect of constipation?

Answer 15

Cause - not having enough water or fiber

Effect - solid waste is too dry and hard

Question 16

What is the most common cancer in the U.S.A.?

Answer 16

Colon cancer

Question 17

How can you prevent colon cancer?

Answer 17

Tests with colonoscopies