Labels:daily OCR: INTESTINE HE INTESTINE is a long. hollow tube that performs vital functions in the digestion and absorption of food. It extends from your stomach to your anus W here the waste products of digestion or feces, are expelled from the body The intestine IS divided into two parts: the small intestine thin tube. about 5 m (16 feet) long that begins at the exit of the stomach; and the large intestine continuous, wider tube about 1.5 m (5 feet) long that ends at the anus. Other digestive organs release substances into the small intestine to help break pooj down. inte stine pody