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E.6. The Colon

MCQ E.6.

Colon

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What are the major functions of the colon?

Absorption of water and storage of chyme

Release of water and storage of chyme

Absorption of water and release of chyme

Release of water and chyme

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What is the correct sequence in the colon?

Ascending, descending, transverse

Descending, transverse, ascending

Transverse, ascending, descending

Ascending, transverse, descending

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Where in the large intestine is the rectum located?

Between the ascending and the descending colon

Between the descending colon and the anal canal

Between the transverse and the descending colon

Between the anal canal and the ascending colon

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In which part of the large intestine is the feces stored before expulsion?

a) In the descending colon

b) In the cecum

c) In the rectum

d) In the anal canal

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What characterizes the sphincters in the rectum?

a) The oral sphincter consists of skeletal muscles and the distal sphincter of smooth muscles fibers.

b) Both sphincters consist of skeletal muscle fibers

Both sphincters consist of smooth muscle fibers

d) The oral sphincter consists of smooth muscles and the distal sphincter of skeletal muscles fibers

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