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The small intestine shown below contains lymphatic vessels but no capillaries. Which nutrient will be absorbed by this small intestine?
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What nephron structures are involved with absorption?
The small and large intestines. The small intestine contains blood capillaries and lymph vessels.
After water is being absorbed in the small intestines where does it go?
Anything absorbed by the small intestine goes into the blood. The small intestine is lined by finger-shaped projections called villi. The villi provide a greatly enlarged surace area for absorption. Each villus contains a network of blood capillaries which absorb most digested food eg sugars, amino acids, vitamins. Water is also absorbed into the blood from the large intestine. http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/general/body_basics/digestive.html http://www.vivo.colostate.edu/hbooks/pathphys/digestion/smallgut/absorb_water.html
Each villus of the small intestine contains a lymphatic vessel called a lacteal which is specialized for the absorption of digested?
fats, then transport fats to the venous circulation
The lymphatic tissue inside the lymph nodes contains?
lymphocytes and lymphatic sinuses
True or false neither bone nor cartilage contains capillaries?
False, bone contains capillaries.
What organ contains villi?
The organ that contains the villi is the small intestine.
Which organ system contains tonsils?
lymphatic system.
Each nephron contains a cluster of what?
capillaries
What does the ileum do in the digestion system?
Ileum is the last part (division) of small intestine. It absorbs all the remaining food that was not absorbed by jejunum. It contains microscopic villi that are responsible for assimilation of food.
Functions of lymph?
A clear, watery, sometimes faintly yellowish fluid derived from body tissues that contains white blood cells and circulates throughout the lymphatic system, returning to the venous bloodstream through the thoracic duct. Lymph acts to remove bacteria and certain proteins from the tissues, transport fat from the small intestine, and supply mature lymphocytes to the blood.
What is the structure in the small intestine for absorbing?
the villi in the small intestines.
What contains visceral muscle a. The Heart b. The leg c. The neck d. The intestine?
d. The intestine
