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The cloaca is the distal extension of the hindgut. In embryology, the hindgut ends as a terminal chamber called the cloaca, which initially serves as a common cavity for the opening of the digestive and urinary-genital tracts. Later, a partition forms (urorectal septum) that separates the rectum from the urogenital sinus, especially in humans. This makes it distinct from foregut structures, midgut pouches, or the ileocecal valve, which are different parts or features of the digestive tract.