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The large intestine holds feces, but if you mean while defecating or immediately before, it is the rectum.

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What organ holds waste until it is expelled from the body?

The bladder holds urine. The colon holds feces.


What organ holds solid waste?

The large intestine, specifically the colon, holds solid waste in the body before it is eliminated as feces.


What happens when food enters the anus?

You mean the rectum. The rectum is the tube that holds feces until we can expel the feces on the toilet. The anus is merely the name of an opening that has a sphincter of muscular tissue around it to hold the anus closed. By saying feces "enters" the anus, you're meaning that feces is already partway out of the body because the anus does NOT "hold" anything. The rectum does.


What does the rectum do in your human body?

The rectum holds the feces until it is eliminated from the body through the anal canal and anus.


Holds solid waste from the body?

The large intestine holds solid waste from the body before it is eliminated as feces. The waste material is processed in the colon where water is absorbed, resulting in the formation of solid stool.


Functions of the rectum?

The rectum holds the stool until it is ready to come out the anus.


What organ that indigestible matter held here before defecation?

The rectum is the organ that holds indigestible matter before defecation. Feces are expelled through the anus.


Is it feces or feces?

Feces is correct in America. Faeces is correct in International English.


Why did your whole family turn into feces?

Because your feces has magical powers that turns anything it touches to feces, and one day your family thought your feces was cookies, ate it, and then they turned into feces! TADAA!


Does feces stink?

Yes feces does stink.


Do children's feces stink?

Yes, children's feces often smells as offensive as adult feces.


Do dogs clean their teeth with feces?

No. There are parasites in feces. Consuming feces can make dogs sick or have worms.