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What initiates a signal for defaecation?

AFaeces in the colon

BFaeces in the rectum

CFaeces in the caecum

DFaeces in the ileum

Answer:

B. Faeces in the rectum

Read Explanation:

The digestive wastes, solidified into coherent faeces in the rectum initiate a neural reflex causing an urge or desire for its removal. Defaecation is a voluntary process and is carried out by mass peristaltic movements.


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