ABDOMINAL
GASTROINTESTINAL
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Water absorption occurs
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Absorption of inorganic ions occurs
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Formation and elimination of feces
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The role of the ascending colon is to absorb the remaining water and other key nutrients from the indigestible material, solidifying it to form stool. The descending colon stores feces that will eventually be emptied into the rectum.
Detailed explanation-2: -The large intestine (or colon, or large bowel) is the last structure to process food, taking the undigestible matter from the small intestine, absorbing water from it and leaving the waste product called feces. Feces are expelled from the body through the rectum and the anus.
Detailed explanation-3: -In the large intestine, partially digested food (chyme) from the small intestine mixes with mucus and gut bacteria to form stool or faeces. It serves as temporary storage of faecal matter; causes the urge to have a bowel movement.