HUMAN NUTRITION

NUTRITION

DIGESTIVE SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Where is waste stored before it is ready to leave the body?
A
rectum
B
large intestines
C
pancreas
D
small intestines
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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 rectum is where feces are stored until they leave the digestive system through the anus as a bowel movement.

Detailed explanation-3: -The colon removes water and some nutrients and electrolytes from partially digested food. The remaining material, solid waste called stool, moves through the colon, is stored in the rectum, and leaves the body through the anus. The colon is part of the digestive system.

Detailed explanation-4: -The large intestine temporarily stores the feces prior to elimination.

Detailed explanation-5: -The last several inches of the large intestine closest to the anus.

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