The large intestine
The large intestine (or colon, or large bowel) is the last structure to process food, taking the undigestible matter from the small intestine, absorbing water from it and leaving the waste product called feces. Feces are expelled from the body through the rectum and the anus.
Review Date: 03/06/2007
Reviewed By: Updated by: A.D.A.M. Editorial Team: Greg Juhn, M.T.P.W., David R.
Eltz, Kelli A. Stacy. Previously reviewed by Rita Nanda, M.D.,
Department of Medicine, Section of Hematology/Oncology, University
of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL. Review provided by VeriMed
Healthcare Network. (October 31, 2006)
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