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What is the difference between a rectum and an anus?
The rectum is the final length of the intestine. The anus is the sphincter which allows its contents to be excreted (the bumhole)
What part of the large intestine is just proximal to the anus?
The rectum is the part of the large intestine just proximal to the anus.
Are the rectum and anus a part of the large intestine or are they separate organs?
The rectum and anus are part of the digestive system but are separate from the large intestine. The large intestine is responsible for absorbing water and electrolytes from undigested food, while the rectum stores waste before it is eliminated through the anus.
Which digestive organ is the last organ food passes through before reaching your stomach?
large intestine it is not the large intestine is the anus
The last stretch of the large intestine before it exists at the anus?
The small intestine- duodenum, jejuneum, and ileum.
What connects the stomach and the large intestines?
The valve between the small and large intestines is the ileocecal valve. The ileocecal valve is a sphincter muscle and its function is to allow the passage of digested food from the small intestine into the large intestine, as well as preventing the reflux of the contents of the large intestine back into the ileum (the last part of the small intestine).
What is the smallest part of the digestive system?
Large intestine.
Materials enter the large intestine through the what?
Materials enter the large intestine through the ileocecal valve, which is located between the small intestine and the large intestine. It helps regulate the flow of material from the small intestine into the large intestine.
What part of the body stores feaces?
Feces is stored your large intestine & and enters the rectum when the large intestine is full and u feel u need to excrete and u push the excreta out of ur anus.
What are the similarities between the small intestine and the large intestine?
* Part of digestive system * intestines * absorb (small=nutrients large=water)
What is the Small intestine systems?
The small intestine is part of the digestive system. It connects the stomach with the large intestine. It is located within the abdominal cavity. Hope this helps.
What part of the colon does the small intestine empty into?
The small intestine empties into the cecum, which is the first part of the large intestine or colon. This is where the small intestine connects to the large intestine, allowing for the continuation of digestion and absorption of nutrients.
