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The rectum (Latin for "straight") is an 8-inch chamber that connects the colon to the anus. It is the rectum's job to receive stool from the colon, to let the person know that there is stool to be evacuated, and to hold the stool until evacuation happens. When anything (gas or stool) comes into the rectum, sensors send a message to the brain. The brain then decides if the rectal contents can be released or not. If they can, the sphincters relax and the rectum contracts, disposing its contents. If the contents cannot be disposed, the sphincter contracts and the rectum accommodates so that the sensation temporarily goes away.
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∙ 13y agoThe rectum is not part of the digestive system. It is a holding place for the feces from the intestines.
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What type of digestion occurs in the rectum?
Mechanical
Is rectum mechanical or chemical digestion?
both
Where does digestive completed?
Digestion is completed in the rectum where it is excreted out as faeces
What happen in rectum in digestion?
The rectum is responsible for controlling the release of solid wastes from the body. This mostly occurs in the excretory system.
Is the rectum before the anus in food digestion?
Yes. Rectum is the location where fecal material waits for ejection from the body. Anus is where it is ejected.
How do the rectum and anus aide in digestion of the fetal pig?
In the fetal pig, the rectum and anus have nothing to do with digestion - fetal pigs receive all their nutrition through exchanges with the mother's blood in the placenta. After birth, the rectum is responsible for removing any remaining excess water from the solid excrement to maintain proper water balance in the pig. Otherwise, neither the rectum nor the anus have any function in digestion - they function to excrete waste products.
What happens to digested food when digestion is completed?
It turns to Bile and is excreted out of your rectum.
What does the rectum have to do in digestion?
the rectum is like a bag or container that stores the waste materials the human body does not need.when it is full, it releases everything in it.
Is the rectum part of the chemical or mechanical digestion?
its part of both but it has different functions for both
What does the rectum in the digestive system do?
The rectum is the final part of the digestive tract, and is where faeces, the waste products of digestion, are stored until they are expelled from the body. All the waste will then leave by the anus.
Does mechanical or chemical digestion take place in the rectum?
welll it takes place in both mechanical and chemical
What are the three areas where food passes through but digestion does not occur?
The three areas are: - the esophagus - the large intestine - the rectum
