Assertion: large intestine | /r/CapableOf | absorb water
Facets:
value: from the undigested food material
type: OTHER
value: from the intestinal contents
type: OTHER
value: from wastes
type: OTHER
value: despite the blood in capillaries
type: OTHER
value: before transforming it
type: TEMPORAL
value: from feces
type: OTHER
value: from the food
type: OTHER
value: before sending the indigestible matter
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: The large intestine absorbs water and any remaining absorbable nutrients from the food before sending the indigestible matter to the rectum.
text: The large intestine, illustrated in Figure 5, reabsorbs the water from the undigested food material and processes the waste material.
text: The large intestine performs the vital functions of converting food into feces, absorbing essential vitamins produced by gut bacteria, and reclaiming water from feces.
text: The large intestine, which is also known as the colon, reabsorbs excess waste and water produced by the digestive system.
text: The large intestine absorbs the water and remaining nutrients from the waste before transforming it into solid stool.
text: The large intestine then absorbs as much water as possible and then expels the waste and any excess fiber.
text: This allows the large intestine to absorb water despite the blood in capillaries being hypotonic compared to the fluid within the intestinal lumen.
text: The large intestine absorbs water from wastes, creates stool.
text: These movements also mix the food residue, which helps the large intestine absorb water.
text: The large intestine absorbs water from the waste material and forms stool.
text: Your large intestine absorbs water, and the waste products of digestion become stool.
text: The large intestine absorbs water and changes the waste from liquid into stool.
text: It absorbs water, minerals, and vitamins from the intestinal contents and eliminates undigested material during defecation.
text: The primary function of the small intestine is to absorb or take in nutrients from the digested food while large intestine absorbs salt and water.
text: The large intestine, illustrated in Figure 15.13, reabsorbs the water from the undigested food material and processes the waste material.