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How does the anus secrete waste?

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Anonymous

12y ago
Updated: 8/18/2019

The anus does not secrete waste. The waste is produced from the food we eat which gets digested in the stomach and all the nutrients gets absorbed in the small bowel. The waste products is then propelled to the large bowel or colon where all the water is absorbed. The waste products (faeces) then moves down and is then passed out via the anus. The anus is richly innervated with nerves and sensory receptors which helps us to keep us continent, and opens and relaxes when we get the reflex to open our bowels.

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12y ago

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