Colon

Water Absorption forming Solid Waste in the Colon
The function of the colon is artistically displayed in this image Fluid filled chyme represented in the left part of image, is transformed into the gas filled compacted solid stool seen on the right side of the image after the water is absorbed by differences in the forces of osmotic pressure by the cells in the mucosal surface
The function of the colon is artistically displayed in this image Fluid filled chyme represented in the left part of image, is transformed into the gas filled compacted solid stool seen on the right side of the image after the water is absorbed by the mucosal surface.
The wisdom of water conservation and recycling was a function of the society of our body long before we thought of, and instituted this in our cities and societies at large. We still have much to learn from the biology of our bodies
by Ashley Davidoff MD
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