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OCR: LARGE INTESTINE "HE LARGE INTESTINE is a wide tube in your abdomen that measures 1.5 m (5 feet) in length It is made up of four main parts: the cecum: colon; rectum; and anal canal W aste food passed into the cecum from the small intestine and useful chemica are reabsorbed into the bloodstream through the large intestine wall The remaining waste turns into solid feces, which are stored in the rectum. When the rectum IS full, a ring of muscle n the anal canal relaxes, and the feces are pushed out of the body. aining