All the contents of the blood enter the liver via the Hepatic portal vein. The liver regulates the contents of the blood. The large intestine is connected to the small intestine at a T-shaped junction where a blind pouch called the cecum is found. The cecum ends with a small fingerlike projection called the appendix. The function of the colon is to reabsorb water from the unused food.
Solid waste is called feces.
The terminal portion of the colon is the rectum where the feces are stored until elimination from the body. The disease kwashiorkor a disease occurring after a child has been weaned from its mother's milk and placed on a starch diet. Most of the are unsaturated in nature. Linoleic acid is one such essential acid needed by humans.