Income by Location Options. Here we can see the census tracts in Pontiac, IL colored by the median income for that census tract. Poverty by Age and Gender Options. 15.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Pontiac, IL (9,683 people) live below the poverty line. This is approximately the same as the national average of 14.7%.
The intestines are a long, continuous tube running from the stomach to the anus. Most absorption of nutrients and water happen in the intestines. The intestines include the small intestine, large intestine, and rectum. The small intestine (small bowel) is about 20 feet long and about an inch in diameter. Its job is to absorb most of the nutrients from what we eat and drink. Velvety tissue lines the small intestine, which is divided into the duodenum, jejunum, and ileum. The large intestine (colon or large bowel) is about 5 feet long and about 3 inches in diameter. The colon absorbs water from wastes, creating stool.
The large intestine is the final section of the gastrointestinal tract that performs the vital task of absorbing water and vitamins while converting digested food into feces.Although shorter than the small intestine in length, the large intestine is considerably thicker in diameter, thus giving it its name.he large intestine performs the vital functions of converting food into feces, absorbing essential vitamins produced by gut bacteria, and reclaiming water from feces. A slurry of digested food, known as chyme, enters the large intestine from the small intestine via the ileocecal sphincter.