AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -feces, also spelled faeces, also called excrement, solid bodily waste discharged from the large intestine through the anus during defecation. Feces are normally removed from the body one or two times a day. About 100 to 250 grams (3 to 8 ounces) of feces are excreted by a human adult daily.

Detailed explanation-2: -Bacteria in the colon help to digest the remaining food products. The rectum is where feces are stored until they leave the digestive system through the anus as a bowel movement.

Detailed explanation-3: -The solid waste formed is called feces. It continues to move through the descending and sigmoid colons. The large intestine temporarily stores the feces prior to elimination.

Detailed explanation-4: -Your stool passes out of your body through the rectum and anus. Another name for stool is feces. It is made of what is left after your digestive system (stomach, small intestine, and colon) absorbs nutrients and fluids from what you eat and drink. Sometimes a bowel movement isn’t normal.

Detailed explanation-5: -defecation, also called bowel movement, the act of eliminating solid or semisolid waste materials (feces) from the digestive tract.