Large Bowel
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It’s also known as the “large intestine” or “colon,” which is the final part of the digestive system responsible for absorbing water from waste and storing it as stool before excretion. Essentially, it’s the last section of the gastrointestinal tract where the majority of water is absorbed from digested food.
Key points about the large bowel:
- Other names: Large intestine, colon.
- Function: Absorbs water from digested food, forming stool.
- Parts of the large intestine: Cecum, ascending colon, transverse colon, descending colon, sigmoid colon, rectum, anal canal.
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