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How do the lengths of the small and large intestine relate to their function?
Because nutrients in food are absorbed into the body through diffusion or active transport, the nutrients must come into contact with the walls of the intestine to be absorbed. The small intestine is very long so that the nutrients will have more time to be absorbed into the body as they pass through.
How does the length of a frog’s large intestine relate to its function?
You can see their coiled intestines through their translucent skin. Their intestinal length is about ten times their body length. Depending on their size, frogs eat insects, worms, small snakes, and mice. Their diet is mostly protein, which is much easier to digest than fibre.
The small intestine absorbs about 90 percent of the water you ingest (either as liquid or within solid food). The large intestine absorbs most of the remaining water, a process that converts the liquid chyme residue into semisolid feces (“stool”).
What is the function of the small and large intestine in a frog?
The food is then digested and pushed into the small intestine. From the small intestine, it is then pushed into the large intestine. Once in the large intestine, water and more nutrients are absorbed and the frog then expels the any unused portions of the food.
How many centimeters long is a frogs small intestine?
Intestine length in the bullfrog adult and tadpole
| Length of intestine (cm) | Intestine length/body length | |
|---|---|---|
| Adult frog | 28 | 2.8 |
| Tadpole | ? * | ? |
How is the small intestine related to its function?
The small intestine carries out most of the digestive process, absorbing almost all of the nutrients you get from foods into your bloodstream. The walls of the small intestine make digestive juices, or enzymes, that work together with enzymes from the liver and pancreas to do this.
Where do the small intestine and large intestine meet?
The small intestine extends from the pyloric sphincter to the ileocecal valve, where it empties into the large intestine.