endaþarminn
Endaþarminn is the Icelandic word for the large intestine, also known as the colon. It is the final section of the digestive system, responsible for absorbing water and electrolytes from undigested food matter and transmitting the useless waste material from the body. The large intestine is a thick, muscular tube, about five feet long, that surrounds the small intestine. It begins at the cecum, a pouch connected to the junction of the small and large intestines, and extends up to the rectum, which terminates at the anus.
The primary function of the large intestine is water absorption. As chyme, a semi-liquid mass of partially
The movement of waste through the large intestine is facilitated by peristalsis, rhythmic muscular contractions that