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Commentary Article - (2022) Volume 6, Issue 8

Difference between the Small Intestine and Large Intestine and its Functions
Wang Zhang*
 
Department of Gastroenterology, Hainan Medical University, China
 
*Correspondence: Wang Zhang, Department of Gastroenterology, Hainan Medical University, China, Email:

Received: 01-Aug-2022, Manuscript No. IPJCGH-22-14406; Editor assigned: 03-Aug-2022, Pre QC No. IPJCGH-22-14406 (PQ); Reviewed: 17-Aug-2022, QC No. IPJCGH-22-14406; Revised: 22-Aug-2022, Manuscript No. IPJCGH-22-14406 (R); Published: 29-Aug-2022, DOI: 10.36648/2575-7733.6.8.37

Description

The lower entry of the intestinal system is located in your butt, and the digestive system is a sturdy cylinder that extends from the bottom end of your stomach. It is also referred to as the in- sides or entrails. The digestive system, which is divided into the small digestive system and the internal organ, is where food and the results of assimilation pass through. Three sections of the tiny digestive system form an entrance from your stomach to an internal organ. The brief portion of the tiny digestive tract known as the duodenum receives semi-processed food from the stomach through the pylorus and continues the absorption cycle. Additionally, bile from your pancreas, liver, and gallblad- der is used by the duodenum to aid in the digestion of meals. The jejunum, which is the largest portion of the small intestine, moves food fast and with wave-like muscular compressions to- ward the ileum. Your little digestive tract’s ileum is its final and longest section. Before being purged into the digestive organ, the great majority of the supplements from your food are taken in the ileum.

Your stomach has aggressively divided and liquefied food be- fore it enters your short digestive system. Your little digestive tract receives between one and 3 litres of this fluid each day. The majority of the stomach-related activity is completed by the tiny digestive system, which keeps virtually all of the sup- plements you consume through food sources in your circulato- ry system. The small intestine’s walls produce fluids or proteins that are related to the stomach that work with liver and pan- creatic enzymes as catalysts to do this. It seems difficult to be- lieve that an organ so tiny could perform such a large amount of labour when looking at the digestive system as a line. Nevertheless, appearances can be deceiving. The tiny digestive system’s absorptive surface area is about 250 m2. Generally speaking, it is 3.5 times longer than your body.

Internal organ is approximately 1.5 metres (five feet) length. The internal organ is much larger than the little digestive tract and travels through your midsection or mid-region much more directly. The internal organ’s primary function is to consume water and salts from non-food-grade material and eliminate any leftover adverse effects. Most assimilation and retention has already taken place before the food and its associated liq- uids reach your internal organ.

Salt, bile colours, water, fibre, and dead cells that were shed from the coating of your digestive organs make up the majority of what is left. Microbes in the digestive system eat this mix- ture. These obliging bacteria generate vital nutrients that are ingested into your blood and also help with fibre processing. The internal organ is made up of the supporting components; the main portion of the internal organ, the cecum, is around two inches long and resembles a pocket. It transfers colonic fluid that has been digested from the ileum. The colon is an im- portant component of the digestive system, and you may have heard people talk about it separately. Additionally, the colon serves as the primary site for reabsorption of water and, when necessary, salts.

Acknowledgement

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Conflict of Interest

Authors declare no conflict of interest.

Citation: Zhang W (2022) Difference between the Small Intestine and Large Intestine and its Functions. J Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 6:37.

Copyright: © 2022 Zhang W. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.