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if you even have just an idea why, are a theory I would appreciate a responce, thank you,

2006-09-16 14:56:47 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health Diseases & Conditions Other - Diseases

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The cecum is the transition from the foregut to the hind gut.
The main purpose of the cecum is to delay transit of succus entericus so water can be reabsorbed. Having a thick muscular wall inhibits the ability to absorb water. Plant eating animals have thick, large cecums filled with bacteria to aid further digestion of plant materials.
Humans being omnivores, have thinner walls due to evolution, in part, by being meat eaters.

2006-09-16 20:32:49 · answer #1 · answered by Drgeeforce 3 · 0 0

Two major reasons:

1. Stool in the cecum is the most liquid in the colon and therefore needs the least muscle to move it.

2. In the absence of obstruction the pressure throughout the colon is the same (Pascal's Law), but the tension -- the force in the wall resisting the pressure -- is maximum where the radius is largest (LaPlace's Law).

2006-09-16 15:19:50 · answer #2 · answered by novangelis 7 · 0 0

the cecum wall is not thinner than the rest of the bowels, its the same width,

2006-09-16 15:04:43 · answer #3 · answered by HK3738 7 · 0 0

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