Differentiate between the following:
Small intestine and large intestine

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Small intestine:
Small intestine is a long coiled and folded tube which is about 7 long and 2.5 cm wide.
Large intestine:
Large intestine is a long tube which is 1.5m long and 6.5cm wide.
Small intestine
large intestine
1.Small intestine is made up of three parts: upper duodenum, middle jejunum and lower ileum. 1. Large intestine has three parts namely caecum, colon and rectum.
2. Intestine secrete intestinal juice which contains enzymes like erepsin, maltase, sucrase, and lactase. These enzymes help in digestion of food. 2. Large intestine does not secrete any digestive juice.
3. Small intestine is provided with finger-like projections called villi. 3. Villi are absent in large intestine
4. It is concerned with digestion of food and absorption of nutrients 4. It is concerned with the absorption of water and storing of faeces.

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Which of the following is the correct sequence of parts as they occur in the human alimentary canal ?

(a) Mouth $\to$ Stomach $\to$ Small intestine $\to$ Oesophagus $\to$ Large intestine
(b) Mouth $\to$ Oesophagus $\to$ Stomach $\to$ Large intestine $\to$ Small intestine
(c) Mouth $\to$ Stomach $\to$ Oesophagus $\to$ Small intestine $\to$ Large intestine
(d) Mouth $\to$ Oesophagus $\to$ Stomach $\to$ Small intestine $\to$ Large intestine

Question 4
Which is the correct sequence of parts in a human alimentary canal?

(a) $M o u t h \to s t o m a c h \to s m a l l i n t e s t i n e \to o e s o p h a g u s \to l a r g e i n t e s t i n e$
(b) $M o u t h \to o e s o p h a g u s \to s t o m a c h \to l a r g e i n t e s t i n e \to s m a l l i n t e s t i n e$
(c) $M o u t h \to s t o m a c h \to o e s o p h a g u s \to s m a l l i n t e s t i n e \to l a r g e i n t e s t i n e$
(d) $M o u t h \to o e s o p h a g u s \to s t o m a c h \to s m a l l i n t e s t i n e \to l a r g e i n t e s t i n e$

Q. Differentiate between small intestine and large intestine.

Q. Consider the following two statements A & B and select the correct ones.

A. Small intestine is shorter than large intestine.
B. Small intestine is wider than large intestine.

Name the parts of the small intestine and large intestine.

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Small intestine	large intestine
1.Small intestine is made up of three parts: upper duodenum, middle jejunum and lower ileum.	1. Large intestine has three parts namely caecum, colon and rectum.
2. Intestine secrete intestinal juice which contains enzymes like erepsin, maltase, sucrase, and lactase. These enzymes help in digestion of food.	2. Large intestine does not secrete any digestive juice.
3. Small intestine is provided with finger-like projections called villi.	3. Villi are absent in large intestine
4. It is concerned with digestion of food and absorption of nutrients	4. It is concerned with the absorption of water and storing of faeces.

Differentiate between the following:Small intestine and large intestine

Differentiate between the following:
Small intestine and large intestine