Assertion: digestive system's function | /r/CapableOf | maintain osmolality
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text: The primary functions of the colon are to absorb water; to maintain osmolality, or level of solutes, of the blood by excreting and absorbing electrolytes (substances, such as sodium and chloride, that in solution take on an electrical charge) from the chyme; and to store fecal material until it can be evacuated by defecation.