*180,22
The wide tube that connects the small
intestine with the anus is called the
colon, or large intestine.
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*181,22
It's found in the lower part of the body
cavity.
>S(11),184,182
*182,22
The colon is near the end of the
digestive system. It absorbs water
from the food waste, hardening it into
feces.
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>E(11),184,183
*183,22
The colon is less than an inch long.
But it is wider than the much longer
small intestine.
>E(10),184,0
*184,32
The contents of the colon empty into
the cloaca. The cloaca is also a
collecting place for urine, sperm and
eggs.
>S(01),0,185
*185,32
Humans do not have a cloaca.
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>E(01),0,186
*186,32
The human colon is much longer--about
five feet long--and more complex than
a frog's.
>E(01),0,187
*187,32
For one thing, human colons
have four segments to a frog's one.
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*1000