Rectum
About Rectum
The rectum is the final straight portion of the large intestine in humans and some other mammals, and the gut in others. Before expulsion through the anus or cloaca, the rectum stores the feces temporarily. The adult human rectum is about 12 centimetres (4.7 in) long, and begins at the rectosigmoid junction at the level of the third sacral vertebra or the sacral promontory depending upon what definition is used. Its diameter is similar to that of the sigmoid colon at its commencement, but it is dilated near its termination, forming the rectal ampulla. It terminates at the level of the anorectal ring or the dentate line, again depending upon which definition is used. In humans, the rectum is followed by the anal canal, which is about 4 centimetres (1.6 in) long, before the gastrointestinal tract terminates at the anal verge. The word rectum comes from the Latin rēctum intestīnum, meaning straight intestine.
On the show — 3 mentions total
Wild Stallions or Bill and Ted thing. That is pretty embarrassing. Oh, come on. It's cool. Okay. How old are you, Dan? The right age to know that's cool. Rectum. Okay. Let's talk rectums. The US Consumer Product Safety Commission every year do a list of things that have been found in people's orifices. Really? Yeah. The 2022 list include a monopoly piece, a reusable ice pack, a fishing pole.
from 475: No Such Thing As The Three Little Pigs of Wall Street, 2023-04-21 at 00:45:04 · read transcript
Other times Rectum came up
Bladder, one bean, man. Still would not acknowledge he'd put the bean in there himself. Rectum, bottle, priest. Suffered from constipation. Used the long bottle to irrigate his rectum and lost it.
No Such Thing As No Such Thing As A Crab, 2026-07-09 · listen
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