HUMAN NUTRITION

NUTRITION

DIGESTIVE SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
As waste moves through the digestive system, the ____ absorbs water before storing waste in the rectum.
A
Small intestine
B
Stomach
C
Esophagus
D
Large intestine
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The large intestine absorbs water and changes the waste from liquid into stool. Peristalsis helps move the stool into your rectum. Rectum. The lower end of your large intestine, the rectum, stores stool until it pushes stool out of your anus during a bowel movement.

Detailed explanation-2: -The large intestine, or colon, has several roles including water absorption and immunity. The chyme that enters the colon is already very concentrated because most of the water has already been absorbed.

Detailed explanation-3: -The large intestine: The large intestine’s main job is to remove water from the undigested matter and form solid waste (poop) to be excreted.

Detailed explanation-4: -Once all the nutrients have been absorbed, the waste is moved into the large intestine, or bowel. Water is removed and the waste (faeces) is stored in the rectum. It can then be passed out of the body through the anus.

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