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How are the mucosa and sub-mucosa of the small intestine adapted for both digestion and absorption?
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∙ 12y ago
large surface area
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How is the structure of a gut wall adapted for efficient digestion?
The gastrointestinal wall is consistent throughout most of the gastrointestinal tract and the intestinal wall. It is made up of Mucosa, Epithelium, Submucosa, Muscularis externa, and Adventitia/serosa.
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.
How is the small intestine adapted to absorb the nutrients?
it is adapted to absorbing nutrients due to the villi present in the small intestine.
How is the small intestings adapted to increase absorption of food?
The cells that line small intestines have small projections on their surface called villi. These projections collectively increase the total surface area of the small intestine. This adaptation facilitates increased absorption of nutrients
How is the small intestine adapted to get food into the blood very quickly?
The many microscopic protuberances called vilii (microvilii) create a very high surface area within the small intestine, making absorption of nutrients into the blood vessels much more rapid.
What are 4 ways the small intestine is well adapted to its function?
The walls of the small intestine are covered in millions of tiny finger-like ... (it's a type of tissue), this tissue is adapted to help the small intestine carry out it's function...In what ways are the small intestine adapted for their roles
Where is the first site of absorption of nutrients into your blood stream?
Essentially absorption begins as soon as the food enters the mouth, through the use of amylase which is present in the saliva. However, the main function of the mouth and stomach is both mechanical and chemical digestion, and so the major site of nutrient absorption is in the small intestine. The small intestine is highly adapted to maximize the nutrients in the blood stream; it has a massive surface area which is increased by two factors: 1. the presence of villi, which are small finger-like projections into the lumen of the small intestine, and 2. the presence of microvilli, which looks like a brush boarder along the cells of the small intestine. The duodenum actually doesn't contribute that much to digestion, but rather digestion, through the secretions coming from the pancreas and bile duct through the major and minor duodenal papillae. Finally, nutrients are absorbed into the bloodstream through the portal circulation, formed by the union of the splenic and greater mesenteric veins.
List 2 ways the ileum adapted role in absorption?
1)Villi and micro villi increase the surface area for the absorption of digested food. 2)Epithelial cells lining the intestine have a high volume density of mitochondria, meaning lots of energy for the active uptake of digested food. :)
How is the earthworms digestive system adapted for extracting relatively small amounts of food from large amounts of ingested soil?
The gizzard is a muscular organ used to churn the food and then it moves onto the intestine where absorption of the food occurs.
Which plant structures are specifically adapted for the absorption of materials from the substratum?
root hairs
How is ileum of a mammal adapted for the absorption of digested food?
1/ the lining has A a very large surface area. 2/ the length of the intestine (ileum 3.5m) help increase the surface surface area for absorption. 3/ millions of villi provide a large surface area in contact with the digested food. 4/ hundreds of micro villi on the surface cells (on each villus) increase the surface area for absorption. your welcome :)
If mouth is adapted to take in food from the external environment and begin preparing it for?
digestion
