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2. Large intestine - Wikipedia

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   The large intestine, also known as the large bowel, is the last part of the gastrointestinal tract and of the digestive system in tetrapods. Water is absorbed here and the remaining waste material is stored in the rectum as feces before being removed by defecation. [1] The colon is the longest portion of the large intestine, and the terms are ...

3. Small intestine - Wikipedia

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   The small intestine or small bowel is an organ in the gastrointestinal tract where most of the absorption of nutrients from food takes place. It lies between the stomach and large intestine, and receives bile and pancreatic juice through the pancreatic duct to aid in digestion. The small intestine is about 5.5 metres (18 feet) long and folds ...

4. Cecum - Wikipedia

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   The word cecum ( / ˈsiːkəm /, plural ceca / ˈsiːkə /) stems from the Latin caecus meaning blind . It receives chyme from the ileum, and connects to the ascending colon of the large intestine. It is separated from the ileum by the ileocecal valve (ICV) or Bauhin's valve. It is also separated from the colon by the cecocolic junction.

5. Appendix (anatomy) - Wikipedia

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   The appendix ( pl.: appendices or appendixes; also vermiform appendix; cecal (or caecal, cæcal) appendix; vermix; or vermiform process) is a finger-like, blind-ended tube connected to the cecum, from which it develops in the embryo. The cecum is a pouch-like structure of the large intestine, located at the junction of the small and the large ...

6. Mom's Dedication to Rescuing Kitten Pays Off When Her Cat ...

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   Oscar can't get enough of the baby! When cat owner Lauren came across a kitten in the gutter on the side of the road, she couldn't sit by and let nature take its course.

7. Warren Buffett gives a preview of his will - AOL

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   Buffett offered the Wall Street Journal a few hints about what will happen to his sizable fortune when his time on earth is over, telling the paper that “the Gates Foundation has no money coming ...