The Role of the Large Intestine
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The role of the entire large intestine is to receive the waste products of digestion and store them until they are eliminated from the body.
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Feces
solid body waste or stool, are expelled through the rectum and anus.
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Defecation
bowel movement (BM), is the evacuation or emptying of the large intestine.
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Borborygmus
the rumbling noise caused by the movement of gas in the intestine.
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Flatulence
the passage of gas also called flatus out of the body through the rectum.