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*30% of protein digestion.

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~~===Development===~~

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A lot of absorption of VFAs and water occurs in the large intestine and pass readily into the blood. Electrolytes are also absorbed in the large intestine; 95% of sodium and chloride and 75% of potassium and phosphate.

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~~The ascending colon expands '''cranially''' (compared to ox~~, ~~where it expands caudally) around~~ the ~~root~~ of the ~~mesentry on~~ the ~~left side~~ of the ~~mesentry~~.

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To mix the contents of the large intestines, the taenia and circular muscle of the tunica muscularis contract. This also transports the ingesta through the large intestine and brings the products of fermentation in contact with the epithelium.

==[[Small Intestine - Anatomy & Physiology|Small Intestine]]==

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