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	Intestine - MSN Encarta
		The middle part of the small intestine, extending from the duodenum to the ileum, is called the jejunum, and the terminal portion is the ileum, which leads into the side of the first part of the large intestine, the cecum.
		The large intestine is divided into the cecum, ascending colon, transverse colon, descending colon, sigmoid colon, and rectum.
		The sigmoid colon is the S-shaped portion of the large intestine as it enters the pelvic cavity.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761563142/Intestine.html (471 words)

	Intestine, Large: Encyclopedia of Nursing & Allied Health
		The large intestine has a rich bacterial life that produces a wide variety of enzymes capable of fermenting many of the nutrient molecules that would oth erwise not be absorbed.
		Following the ingestion of food, large intestinal motility increases significantly, triggered by the duodenocolic reflex, which is stimulated by the presence of fat in the small intestine.
		The importance of the large intestine in human health is mostly derived from its role in removing water from food residues and transporting it into the bloodstream.
	health.enotes.com /nursing-encyclopedia/intestine-large (1776 words)

	XI. Splanchnology. 2h. The Large Intestine. Gray, Henry. 1918. Anatomy of the Human Body.
		Each lip of the valve is formed by a reduplication of the mucous membrane and of the circular muscular fibers of the intestine, the longitudinal fibers and peritoneum being continued uninterruptedly from the small to the large intestine.
		1079, 1080, 1081), or terminal portion of the large intestine, begins at the level of the apex of the prostate, is directed downward and backward, and ends at the anus.
		The mucous membrane of the large intestine presents for examination glands and solitary lymphatic nodules.
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	Large Intestine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The large intestine, or colon, consists of ascending, transverse, descending, and sigmoid portions.
		The large intestine or "bowel" is sometimes called the "garbage dump" of the body, because the materials that reach it are of very small use to the body and are sent on to be disposed of.
		A common disorder of the large intestine is inflammation of the appendix, or appendicitis.
	www.innerbody.com /text/dige06.html (376 words)

	Intestine Summary
		Intestinal histophysiology is the study of structure and function of tissues that form the small and large intestines.
		The tissue layer of the intestines adjacent to the mucosa is the submucosa.
		The vitamin K produced in the large intestine is absorbed into the intestinal lymph and is the main source of vitamin K for the body.
	www.bookrags.com /Intestine (1870 words)

	Digestive System / Regions of the Digestive System / Small & Large Intestine
		The small intestine finishes the process of digestion, absorbs the nutrients, and passes the residue on to the large intestine.
		This is largely a local reflex action in response to chemical and mechanical irritation from the chyme and in response to distention of the intestinal wall.
		The large intestine consists of the colon, rectum, and anal canal.
	training.seer.cancer.gov /module_anatomy/unit10_3_dige_region4_intestine.html (534 words)

	Large Intestine - Picture - MSN Encarta
		Anchored in the abdomen, the large intestine is the final section of the digestive tract.
		Undigested material passes from the small intestine as liquid and fiber.
		The muscular walls of the large intestine push this material through the intestine into the rectum.
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	Large Intestine: Biology of the Digestive System: Merck Manual Home Edition
		The large intestine consists of the cecum and ascending (right) colon, the transverse colon, the descending (left) colon, and the sigmoid colon, which is connected to the rectum.
		The large intestine secretes mucus and is largely responsible for the absorption of water from the stool.
		Intestinal contents are liquid when they reach the large intestine but are normally solid by the time they reach the rectum as stool.
	www.merck.com /mmhe/sec09/ch118/ch118h.html (230 words)

	Blue Histology - Gastrointestinal Tract
		They can form very large aggregates in particular in the ileum, where they may be covered by a specialised form of epithelium which facilitates their function in the immune-defence of the body against possible pathogens in the lumen of the intestine.
		The primary function of the large intestine is the reabsorption of water and inorganic salts.
		The muscularis externa is thinner than in the remainder of the large intestine and, the outer, longitudinal smooth muscle layer of the muscularis externa does not aggregate into taenia coli.
	www.lab.anhb.uwa.edu.au /mb140/CorePages/GIT/git.htm (2846 words)

	The Large Intestine
		The large intestine, or colon, may be divided into the cecum, ascending colon, transverse colon, descending colon, and sigmoid colon.
		The cecum, also spelled caecum, is a pouch or large tubelike structure in the lower abdominal cavity that receives undigested food material from the small intestine and is considered the first region of the large intestine.
		The rectum, which is a continuation of the sigmoid colon, begins in front of the midsacrum (the sacrum is the triangular bone near the base of the spine and between the two hipbones).
	www.becomehealthynow.com /article/bodydigestive/787 (1929 words)

	large intestine
		However the large intestine is wider yet shorter than the small intestine (in humans around 5 feet in length as compared with 22 - 25 feet, or 6.7 - 7.6 meters, for the small intestine) and has a smooth inner wall.
		The large intestine consists of the cecum, ascending, transverse, descending and sigmoid colon, rectum and anus.
		Formation and storage of feces: As ingesta is moved through the large intestine, it is dehydrated, mixed with bacteria and mucus, and formed into feces.
	www.hsh.k12.nf.ca /bio2201/organs/mford/largeintestine.htm (1099 words)

	Medical Dictionary: Large intestine - WrongDiagnosis.com
		Large intestine: The long, tube-like organ that is connected to the small intestine at one end and the anus at the other.
		Large intestine: beginning with the cecum and ending with the rectum; includes the cecum and the colon and the rectum; extracts moisture from food residues which are later excreted as feces
		Large intestine : segment of the lower gastrointestinal tract that includes the cecum, the colon and the rectum.
	www.wrongdiagnosis.com /medical/large_intestine.htm (380 words)

	The Real Deal on the Digestive System
		The large intestine is fatter than the small intestine (3 inches to 4 inches around), and it's almost the last stop on the digestive tract.
		On its way, it goes into the colon (say: cole-in), the part of the large intestine where most of the water (and some minerals) that are left in the liquid mix are absorbed into the blood.
		The amount of time that the waste spends in the large intestine depends on the kind of food that was eaten and how a person's body works.
	kidshealth.org /kid/body/digest_noSW_p6.html (362 words)

	The Human Intestine
		The intestine is the portion of the digestive tract between the stomach and the anus.
		The large intestine is divided into 6 parts: cecum, ascending colon, transverse colon, descending colon, sigmoid colon, and rectum.
		The large intestine is responsible for absorption of water and excretion of solid waste material.
	www.mamashealth.com /organs/intestine.asp (283 words)

	Small Intestine Cancer Treatment - National Cancer Institute
		Small intestine cancer is a rare disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the tissues of the small intestine.
		The small intestine is part of the bodyâs digestive system, which also includes the esophagus, stomach, and large intestine.
		The small intestine is a long tube that connects the stomach to the large intestine.
	www.cancer.gov /cancertopics/pdq/treatment/smallintestine/patient (1123 words)

	MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Large bowel resection
		Large bowel resection is surgery to remove part of your large bowel.
		The large bowel connects the small intestine to the anus. It is also called the large intestine or colon.
		The diseased part of the large bowel is removed and the two healthy ends of the bowel are sewn back together (resected).
	www.nlm.nih.gov /medlineplus/ency/article/002941.htm (481 words)

	Re: If a human doesn't have a large intestine, how does he get the minerals?
		An enzyme in the lining of the small intestine digests table sugar into glucose and fructose, each of which can be absorbed from the intestinal cavity into the blood.
		These small molecules can be absorbed from the hollow of the small intestine into the blood and then be carried to all parts of the body to build the walls and other parts of cells.
		As the food is digested in the small intestine and dissolved into the juices from the pancreas, liver, and intestine, the contents of the intestine are mixed and pushed forward to allow further digestion.
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	large intestine
		The large intestine consists of the cecum, colon, rectum, and anal canal.
		Its primary role is the excretion of non-absorbed material passed from the small intestine and water absorption.
		Functions of the large intestine include the reabsorption of water and electrolytes and the elimination of feces (water, inorganic salts, eplithelial cells, bacteria, and undigested food).
	www.daviddarling.info /encyclopedia/L/large_intestine.html (296 words)

	Large Bowel Resection -- eCureMe.com
		Surgical procedure in which a part of the diseased portion of the large intestine (colon) is removed or resected.
		After the surgery, the large intestine is, hopefully, once again a healthy tube like structure, through which stool can pass, now that the diseased part has now been removed.
		In some cases it is necessary to remove the diseased portion of the bowel and then bring the healthy end of the intestine onto the surface of the abdomen, forming a temporary or permanent opening called an ostomy.
	www.ecureme.com /emyhealth/data/Large_Bowel_Resection.asp (865 words)

	Large intestine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The large intestine is about 1.5 metres long, which is about one-fifth of the whole length of the intestinal canal.
		In the large intestine, water is reabsorbed from the chyme.
		The large intestine's muscle fibers are also different from the small intestine: these small muscles do not form a continuous layer around the gut, but are arranged in three longitudinal muscular bands or tæniæ.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Large_intestine (689 words)

	Large Intestine
		The Large Intestine, so named for it's diameter, extends from the ileocecal valve to the anus and is attached to the posterior abdominal wall by the mesocolon.
		It begins at the ileocecal valve and functions to guard the opening from the ileum to the large intestine and allows undigested materials to pass from the small to the large intestine.
		The large intestine actively absorbs sodium from the ascending and transverse colon.
	www.pitt.edu /~anat/Abdomen/LargeIntestine/Large.htm (2134 words)

	IBS due to Large Intestine Heat
		It just means that there's some "gunk" in your large intestine and although nobody likes gunk in their Large Intestine, it doesn't necessarily suggest any severe intestinal pathologies.
		Thing is, Large Intestine heat is a symptom of a really bad flu according to one particular Chinese medicine theory.
		Large Intestine heat is a pathology that comes rather rapidly, often times in association with a high fever.
	beyondwellbeing.com /ibs/liheat.shtml (695 words)

	Protein Degradation in the Large Intestine: Relevance to Colorectal Cancer
		In the large intestine, nitrogenous residues are initially depolymerized by a mixture of residual pancreatic endopeptidases and bacterial proteases and peptidases (MacFarlane et al., 1988) forming short peptides and amino acids available for fermentation.
		Using this approach large intestinal N-nitrosation was demonstrated in rats and shown to be dependant upon the presence of a gut microflora (Massey et al., 1988).
		In: The Large Intestine: Physiology, Pathophysiology and Disease.
	www.open-access-biology.com /probiotics/hughes/hughes.html (5856 words)

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		The large intestine is the last attraction in digestive tube and the location of the terminal phases of digestion.
		The surgeon may then decide that the two parts of the intestine that remain on either side of the cut section should not be joined together immediately.
		In this situation, a temporary 'colostomy' (an opening of the large intestine through to the outside of the abdomen through which the stool passes into a bag fixed around the colostomy) will be formed.
	www.lycos.com /info/intestine--large-intestine.html (576 words)

	Your Health Now Magazine - Demystifying Diverticular Diseases - Enhanced by Information & Insights from The Merck ...
		Diverticulosis is the presence of multiple diverticula (sac-like pouches in the wall of the intestine), usually in the large intestine.
		Diverticula may develop anywhere in the large intestine but are more common in the last part of the large intestine just before the rectum.
		An increased bulk in the large intestine reduces spasms, which in turn decreases the pressure on the walls of the large intestine.
	www.merck.com /yourhealthnow/volume2-2/diverticulardiseases.html (1115 words)

	About GI Motility (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The primary functions of the large intestine (colon) are to store food residues and to absorb water.
		These contractions move the contents of the large intestine ahead of them, and they will often trigger a bowel movement, or at least the urge to have a bowel movement.
		Very slow contractions such as those seen in the upper part of the stomach (changes in muscle tone) also occur in the large intestine and may be important in its function, but they have not been studied enough to know for certain what they do.
	www.aboutgimotility.org /largeintestine.html (940 words)

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