MEDICAL
RECTUM AND ANUS
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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large intestine
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small intestine
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rectum
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anus
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Detailed explanation-1: -Rectum. The lower end of your large intestine, the rectum, stores stool until it pushes stool out of your anus during a bowel movement. Watch this video to see how food moves through your GI tract link.
Detailed explanation-2: -During its passage, the fluids are absorbed into the body, leaving solid waste (feces) behind. The feces, commonly known as stool, collect in the lower part of the descending colon. Contractions of the colon move the waste along until it enters the rectum.
Detailed explanation-3: -The rectum receives stool from the colon, sends signals to the brain if there is stool to be evacuated, and holds stool until evacuation can happen. Anus: The last part of the digestive tract, the anus, consists of pelvic floor muscles and two anal sphincters (internal and external).
Detailed explanation-4: -The rectum is the lower part of the large intestine that connects to the sigmoid colon. It is about 15 cm (6 in) long. It receives waste from the colon and stores it until it passes out of the body through the anus.