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Digestion and Absorption — BIOLOGY STD 11 Science — Question

Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 11 ScienceBIOLOGYDigestion and Absorption2 Marks
Question
What is digestive waste and how is it removed from the body?
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Answer

After digestion and absorption of food is over the residue left makes the digestive waste. The digestive wastes, solidified into coherent faces in the rectum initiate a neural reflex causing an urge or desire for its removal. The egestion of faces to the outside through the anal opening (defaecation) is a voluntary process and is carried out by a mass peristaltic movement.

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