HISTOLOGY
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
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Question
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The place where waste is stored before it leaves the body.
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rectum
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anus
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small intestine
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large intestine
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The large intestine, also called the large bowel, is where food waste is formed into poop, stored, and finally excreted. It includes the colon, rectum and anus.
Detailed explanation-2: -The last several inches of the large intestine closest to the anus.
Detailed explanation-3: -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.
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