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|q1=How is water absorbed in the large intestine?
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|a1=Sodium is actively transported into the enterocyte which increases its osmotic potential, drawing water in.
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|l1=Large Intestine - Anatomy & Physiology#Function
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|q2=What is source of vitamins that are absorbed in the large intestine?
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|a2=Bacteria and diet
|<big>'''How is water absorbed in the large intestine?'''
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|q3=Describe how the epithelium helps to protect the large intestine against pathogens.
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|a3=Tight juctions between enterocytes and high turnover rate of enterocytes
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|l3=Large Intestine - Anatomy & Physiology#Function
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|q4=Which parts of the large intestine recieve their blood supply from the caudal mesenteric artery?
|<big>'''What is source of vitamins that are absorbed in the large intestine?'''
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|a4=Part of the transverse colon, deescending colon and rectum
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|l4=Large Intestine - Anatomy & Physiology#Vasculature
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|q5=What is the function of antiperistaltic contractions?
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|a5=To move ingesta into the caecum
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|l5=Large Intestine - Anatomy & Physiology#Innervation
|<big>'''Describe how the epithelium helps to protect the large intestine against pathogens.'''
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|q6=Where are the sympathetic nerve fibres located?
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|a6=Around the coeliac, cranial mesenteric and caudal mesenteric arteries
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|l6=Large Intestine - Anatomy & Physiology#Innervation
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|q7=Which species posses anal sacs?
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|a7=Cat and dog
|<big>'''Which parts of the large intestine recieve their blood supply from the caudal mesenteric artery?'''
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|l7=Large Intestine - Anatomy & Physiology#Species differences
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