how our intestines keep from tangling up in our bodies like a pair of wired earbuds in a pocket.

Question

Like…both ends being fixed in place surely helps, but how does the rest keep from tying into knots?

In: Biology

Answer 1

Imagine your wired earbuds are so tightly packed together that the wires can’t move. Like when they come with a cable tie.Therefore they can’t tangle.

Your intestines are packed in around other organs/musculature/fat etc. they’re not sliding around in loads of spare space.