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∙ 2011-06-05 16:28:33The small intestine is all about maximizing surface area. The immense amount of folding enables it to be very long meaning more surface area. The villi further increases surface area. They are projections that provide even more membrane surface area that food, while passing through the small intestine, will come in contact with. This contact with the membrane of the small intestine is how absorption occurs. Nutrients that are used in the body will diffuse across the intestinal membrane into the blood stream because the concentration will be high inside the intestine and low in the blood plasma. This difference in concentration is what "drives" diffusion across the membrane.
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∙ 2011-06-05 16:28:33small intestine helps absorb nutrients
intestine
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the villi in the small intestines.
small molecules
The role of the villi in the small intestine is to absorb nutrients.
the small intestine
The role of the villi in the small intestine is to absorb nutrients.
the villi in the small intestines.
the small intestine is small of course and The food that you eat goes to your stomach and it turns into a liquid then it flows to your small intestine. The villi help to absorb the nutrients from the liquified food. Basically, the small intestine helps absorb nutrients from your food.
They absorb nutrition with healthy bacteria.
No it's the small intestine