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*'''''Faeces in the rectum stimulate pressure sensitive cells which initiates the defeaction reflex'''''

*'''''Faeces in the rectum stimulate pressure sensitive cells which initiates the defeaction reflex'''''

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||[[Rectum - Anatomy & Physiology#Function|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]

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|<big>'''How is the conscious sensation for the need to empty the bowel produced?'''

|<big>'''How is the conscious sensation for the need to empty the bowel produced?'''

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*'''''A forceful contraction of the rectum against the external anal sphincter'''''

*'''''A forceful contraction of the rectum against the external anal sphincter'''''

||[[Rectum - Anatomy & Physiology#Defeaction|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]

||[[Rectum - Anatomy & Physiology#Function|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]

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|<big>'''What happens if the conscious need to empty the bowel is ignored?'''

|<big>'''What happens if the conscious need to empty the bowel is ignored?'''

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*'''''The defeacation reflex is reduced until another mass movement occurs'''''

*'''''The defeacation reflex is reduced until another mass movement occurs'''''

||[[Rectum - Anatomy & Physiology#Defeacation|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]

||[[Rectum - Anatomy & Physiology#Function|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]

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|<big>'''What is the type of epithelium in the rectum?'''

|<big>'''What is the type of epithelium in the rectum?'''