if you combine the large and small intestine together and lay them down flat there as long as a football field
The small intestine receives the stomach contents in a liquid form called effluent. Its primary function is to absorb nutrients from this liquid on its way to the large intestine. The main functions...
By their thickness and structure
Lengthwise the small intestine is much longer than the large intestine.
The small intesting is 23 feet in an adult and the large intestine is 5ft.