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OCR: LARGE INTESTINE "HE LARGE INTESTINE is a wide tube in your abdomen that measures 1.5 m (. feet) in length It is made up of four main parts: the caecum; colon; rectum and anal canal W aste podj passed into the caecum from the small intestine Water and useful chemica are reabsorbed into the bloodstream through the large intestine wall The remaining waste turns into solid faeces, which are stored in the rectum. When the rectum IS full, a ring of muscle n the anal canal relaxes, and the faeces are pushed out of the body. caecun iaining