What initiates a signal for defaecation?AFaeces in the colonBFaeces in the rectumCFaeces in the caecumDFaeces in the ileumAnswer: 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.Read more in App