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The large surface area of the small intestine is achieved by a combination of anatomical features such as the plicae circularis, the vili, and the microvilli.
Alberta Schmitt
Hayleigh Colquhoun
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Why does the small intestine have a large internal surface area and what contributes?
the small intestine has a large surface area because it allows nutrients to be absorbed into the body more quickly and easily.If there was a small surface area may-be most of our nutrients would end uo in the large intestine and out when we go to the toilet. To answer the final part of the question. What contributes? the length and elasticity of the small intestine contributes to it having a large surface area.
What is the large surface of the small intestine?
The large surface area of the small intestine is achieved by a combination of anatomical features such as the plicae circularis, the vili, and the microvilli.
What forms the Large surface area of the small intestine?
The villi on the inner surface.
What form the large surface area of the small intestine?
The villi on the inner surface.
Which of these forms large surface area of the small intestine?
folds and villi
What helps absorption in the small intestine?
The surface area of the small intestine is very large. Some where between 2500 to 3000 square feet. Every thing possible is absorbed, eventually, through such large surface area.
What is the length of the small intestine and the reason for it?
The small intestine is about 5 meters long; this provides a large surface area for the absorption of nutrients
For what purpose is the small intestine larger than the large intestine?
To allow a greater surface area for nutrient absorption.
Where in the body does digested food enter the plasma?
In small intestine. You have very large surface area of the intestine is there for the same.
How is small intestine better adapted for absorption than thatof large intestine?
The small intestine has small tiny projections called "villi". These projections increase the surface area for absorption. The large intestine however lacks these structures.
Increases the surface area of the small intestine?
The "villi" of the intestines increase the surface area dramatically. Each villus is basically a loop of the intestine wall. The polyps that are often found in the large intestine exhibit similar structure.
How are the mucosa and sub-mucosa of the small intestine adapted for both digestion and absorption?
large surface area
