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gets rid of waste material.

thats why you take craps

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The rectum is the final part of the digestive system and its main function is to store and expel feces. As food enters the rectum, it is converted into solid waste (feces) and stored until it can be eliminated from the body through the process of defecation.

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What type of digestion occurs in the rectum?

Mechanical


Is rectum mechanical or chemical digestion?

both


Where do you defecate from?

After all nutrients have been extracted during the digestion process, the remaining waste ("poo") is excreted out of the colon via the rectum.


What order do nutrients digest during digestion?

Mouth esophagus stomach small intestine large intestine rectum anus


What happens in the anus during digestion?

The anus is the exit hole from the rectum and through which undigested food in the form of feces exits the digestive tract.


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