For 10 points, name this organ, which absorbs water from the food it accepts from the small intestine before excreting it from the body.
valve allows the entry of material into a pouch in this organ that contains a relatively high proportion of aerobic bacteria. That pouch, the cecum, is connected to the vermiform appendix. For 10 points, name this organ, which absorbs water from the food it accepts from the small intestine before excreting it from the body.
valve allows the entry of material into a pouch in this organ that contains a relatively high proportion of aerobic bacteria.
{large intestine} [or {colon}; prompt on “{intestine}” before “small intestine”]