Size of the Small Bowel
copyright 2008
Introduction
SIZE Length: = Transverse: = Antero-posterior: = Weight = Volume = “average length of the small intestine in the adult male was 22 feet 6 inches, and in the adult female 23 feet 4 inches: but that it varies very much, the extremes in the male being 31 feet 10 inches, and 15 feet 6 inches. He states that in the adult the length of the bowel is independent of age, height, and weight.” 7 metres