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Food is chewed in the mouth, which begins breaking it down. It's then swallowed and enters the stomach, where it is mixed with stomach acid and further broken down into a slurry. It then passes into the small intestine, where nutrients are drawn from the slurry through the walls of the intestine. As the slurry becomes thicker, it passes into the large intestine, where most of the remaining liquids are removed. What is left passes from the large intestine to the rectum, where it remains until pressure triggers the urge to defecate.

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