The last 6 to 8 inches of the large intestine. The rectum stores solid waste until it leaves the body through the anus.

The last several inches of the large intestine closest to the anus.

The very end of the large intestine

The chamber connected to the large intestine which receives solid waste (feces) from the descending colon to be expelled from the body.

The lower part of the large intestine where water is absorbed from the gut and where stool is formed.

early 15c., from Latin intestinum rectum "straight intestine," in contrast to the convolution of the rest of the bowels, from neuter past participle of regere "to keep straight" (s [..]

The last several inches of the large intestine that ends at the anus.

The lowest end of the intestine before the anus, where solid waste (feces) is stored.

final section of the large intestine (and the entire digestive system), extending from the colon to the anus and primarily responsible for storing feces until they are expelled.

The last portion of the large intestine that communicates with the colon above and the anus below.

The terminal section of the large intestine.

(rek´tum) The terminal portion of the GI tract, between the sigmoid colon and the anal canal. red marrow

The last 8 to 10 inches of the large intestine.

Last part of the the large intestine where waste material is stored prior to excretion.

The last 12 centimeters of the colon, through which waste is eliminated from the body.

The part of the large intestine which stores solid waste until it leaves the body through the anus.

Feeling of fullness.

N virtue; the_right rectus| recta -um| rectior -or -us| rectissimus -a -um ADJ right| proper; straight; honest

Last portion of the large intestine (19thc)

Part of the large bowel that sits between the colon and the anus. Bowel motions (poo) are stored here before passing out of the anus.

the last part of the colon.

Definition: (REK-tum) The lowest end of the bowels down which excrement (stool) travels before leaving the body through the anus.

The rectum is the end part of the large intestine, where faeces are stored before being released from the intestine during defecation.

the last portion of the large intestine, connecting the sigmoid colon (above) to the anus (below). The rectum stores stool until it is evacuated from the body.

The distal segment of the Large Intestine, between the Sigmoid Colon and the Anal Canal.

The distal segment of the LARGE INTESTINE, between the SIGMOID COLON and the ANAL CANAL.

In insects, the posterior expanded part of the hindgut, typically pear shaped. Reticulate.

The last several inches of the large intestine closest to the anus.

The last 12 to 15 centimetres of the large bowel, which opens to the outside at the anus. Faeces collect in the rectum before they are passed as a bowel motion.

The rectum is the space between the colon and the anus, where faeces are stored before bowel movements.

The rectum is the space between the colon and the anus, where faeces are stored before bowel movements.

Lowest portion of the large intestine that connects to the anus.

The last 15–20 cm of the large bowel, which stores faeces until a bowel movement occurs.

The last part of the large intestine that connects to the anus.