Strong contractions from the transverse colon to the rest of the large intestine that move the contents of the colon toward the sigmoid colon are called __________.
a. defecation
b. mass movements
c. pendular movements
d. segmentation
Answer: b. mass movements
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
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