EP HUMAN BIOLOGY-MODIFIED MASTERING
8th Edition
ISBN: 9780134326436
Author: Johnson
Publisher: PEARSON CO
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Chapter 18, Problem 6CR
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The type of diet that potentially has a high risk of causing cancer of the colon and rectum.
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The rectum and colon are parts of the digestive tract, the intestines. They are parts of the large intestines. Colon is considered the longest part of the intestines that absorbs the nutrients and water, while rectum is the lower part that connects with the colon and receives the fecal matter from it to store until there is an urge to pass the stool through the anus.
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