THORAX ABDOMEN AND PELVIS

MEDICAL

RECTUM AND ANUS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Part of the digestive system that food is stored and partially digested before it enters the small intestine
A
stomach
B
large intestine
C
liver
D
rectum
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Food enters the large intestine before the small intestine. The stomach is separated from the small intestine by the pyloric sphincter. Chyme is a mixture of food and digestive juices that is produced in the stomach. In the small intestine, chyme mixes with bile, which emulsifies fats.

Detailed explanation-2: -Digestion of food completes in the small intestine. In the large intestine, all the excess water is absorbed. The remaining waste is stored in the rectum till it is removed through the anus.

Detailed explanation-3: -The partially digested food then enters into small intestine for further digestion.

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