Thus, short-bowel syndrome can be produced by clinical entities that result in critical loss of mucosal surface area (eg, massive small-bowel resection) or degrade mucosal integrity (eg, radiation enteritis). Macronutrients and micronutrients are absorbed along the length of the small intestine.
When people are born with both sexes, also knows as hermaphrodites, one of the sexes doesn't work. This is to prevent self impregnation. One thing you have to remember is that mutations are always for the best. Forgotten Junk Â· 10 years ago.
If one of the eggs is male and one is female, frequently the baby will have both a vagina and a penis. Also, some mothers create an excess or testerone. If this happens, a female baby can be born with a penis. So two different reasons exist why a person can have both organs. One is that the person is a hermaphrodite.