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Rectum: Function, Anatomy, Length & Location - Cleveland Clinic
Your rectum is at the end of your large intestine, a long, continuous tube that includes your colon, rectum and anus. Your rectum makes up the last 6 inches or so, just before it turns into the anal canal.

Rectum - Wikipedia
The rectum (pl.: rectums or recta) is the final straight portion of the large intestine in humans and some other mammals, and the gut in others. Before expulsion through the anus or cloaca, the rectum stores the feces temporarily.

Overview of the Anus and Rectum - The Merck Manuals
The rectum is the section of the digestive tract above the anus where stool is held before it passes out of the body through the anus. The anus is formed partly from the surface layers of the body, including the skin, and partly from the intestine.

Rectum: Anatomy, Function, and Associated Diseases - Health
The rectum is responsible for storing stool (poop) and then moving it toward your anus, where it leaves the body.

The Rectum - Position - Neurovascular Supply - TeachMeAnatomy
The rectum is the most distal segment of the large intestine, and has an important role as a temporary store of faeces. It is continuous proximally with the sigmoid colon, and terminates into the anal canal.

The Rectum: Anatomy and 3D Illustrations - Innerbody
The rectum is the final segment of the large intestine that connects the colon to the anus. It stores fecal matter produced in the colon until the body is ready to eliminate the waste through the process of defecation.

Rectum | Colon, Anal Canal, Sphincters | Britannica
Rectum, terminal segment of the digestive system in which feces accumulate just prior to discharge. The rectum is continuous with the sigmoid colon and extends 13 to 15 cm (5 to 6 inches) to the anus.

Rectum: Defintion, function, and anatomy - Medical News Today
The rectum is the last section of the large intestine, and it connects the colon to the anus. It is where the body stores stool before a person is ready to have a bowel movement.

Rectum and Anus - Digestive Disorders - MSD Manual Consumer ...
The rectum is a chamber that begins at the end of the large intestine, immediately following the sigmoid colon, and ends at the anus (see Overview of the Anus and Rectum). Ordinarily, the rectum is empty because stool is stored higher in the descending colon.

Rectum - Structure, Location, Function, Diagram
The rectum is the terminal portion of the large intestine, extending from the sigmoid colon to the anal canal. Despite its name (from Latin "rectus" meaning straight), the rectum has a gentle curvature and plays a critical role in the temporary storage of feces before defecation.

 

 

 

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