The large intestine lays around the edges of the abdominal ... well before the "food" reaches your colon. The colon's main ...

The small intestine's three parts assist with absorption and digestion. The primary function of the large intestine is to finish the absorption of nutrients and water that starts in the small ...

The large intestine's function is to finish digestion of food, extracting water, salt and nutrients from solid waste and excreting indigestible matter from the body via the anus. Anorectal ...

“We’ve built a blueprint of the entire gut, and that’s a remarkable achievement,” said study senior author Ramnik Xavier, the ...