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What are the small bumps in the small intestines that absorb food called?
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Villi
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What is the function of my small intestines?
Your small intestines absorb the food and nutrients as well as the water you take in. You can not survive without most of it.
What s the function of the small intestines?
absorb food nutrients
What do you call projections that absorb nutrients in the small intestines?
villi
What is a special lymphatic capillary in the small intestines?
The specialized lymph capillaries located in the small intestine are called lacteals. These lacteals are important in that they absorb fat.
What can alcohol do to the small intestine?
the small intestines can't absorb nutrients as well
How does the structure of the small intestine help the intestine absorb nutrients?
the villi in the small intestines.
What lines the small intestines to absorb food?
Simple columnar epithelial tissue.
What Small hair like parts absorb nutrients from the food in your intestines?
Villi
Lymphatic vessels serve to absorb fat molecules from the?
Lymphatic vessels serve to absorb fat molecules from the small intestines.
Why does the small intestine comes first?
The small intestines come first because they absorb the nutrients of the food we eat.
What is the function of ville un the small intestines?
ville absorb all the nutrients & food in the lumen
Why is the small intestine good at its job?
The small intestines job is to absorb food into the bloodstream. The inner layer of the small intestine is covered in small finger-like projections called villi, these increase the surface are and therefore increase the rate of absorption.
