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1 SEM ACC W/RAVEN CARDED
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ISBN: 9781265486297
Author: Raven
Publisher: MCGRAW-HILL HIGHER EDUCATION
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Chapter 46.4, Problem 1LO
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To compare: The structures of small and large intestines.

Introduction: The digestive system functions to digest the food and absorb the nutrients from them. The digestive tract has separate compartments for ingestion, digestion, storage, fragmentation, and absorption of nutrients from food. The vertebrates and humans have specialized gastrointestinal tract starting from the mouth followed by pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, and end with the anus.

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