EVERYDAY SCIENCE - BODY SYSTEMS
Question 1

Ace’s aunt was diagnosed with a medical condition. Because of that, she had to undergo surgery to remove half of her large intestine.

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Answer 1

Fill in the blanks with the keywords provided below.
[bloodstream] • [water] • [absorbed] • [decrease] • [small intestine] • [cells] • [completed] • [digested]

a) Explain why she will have to drink more water than usual.

Answer:

With half of her large intestine removed, her digestive system’s ability to absorb from undigested food will . Therefore, she will have to drink more water to ensure that there is enough water being into the to be transported to the in the body.



b) Will the amount of digested food being absorbed into the body be affected by the removal of part of the large intestine? Explain.

Answer:

No. Digestion is in the small intestine and the food is absorbed by the into the bloodstream. Undigested food then enters the large intestine.
Digestion does not occur in the large intestine, nor does the large intestine absorb digested food.





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