0
What epithelial tissue lines the stomach and its microvilli and increase surface area for absoption?
Wiki User
∙ 12y ago
There's some confusion here.
The stomach lacks microvilli as it is NOT an organ of absorption. It's function is to churn your food into an isotonic mush ...
so that
your small intestines, which do have microvilli, can absorb nutrients.
Wiki User
∙ 12y ago
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
Where is epithelial tissue in the stomach?
apical surface
Why does your stomach have all 4 tissues?
the stomach needs the muscle tissue and the elastic tissue to stretch and digest the food. Connective Tissue: Is the blood in the walls of the stomach. Nervous Tissue: Controls acid production in the stomach. It also helps contract and coordinate stomach muscle. Epithelial Tissue: Protects the stomach against acid. It covers the inside of the stomach. It also has folds to increase surface area. Muscle Tissue: Mixes stomach contents and forces them towards the lower intestines. It is in between the epithelial tissue.
What kind of epithelial tissues are in the stomach?
simple columnar epithelium tissue
What feature of the stomach allows it to expand for increase capacity?
Folds or wrinkles called Rugae allow the stomach to expand by unwrinkling
What tissue lines various body cavities mouth ears stomach?
epithelial
Lines the stomach and most of the intestines?
Epithelial tissue lines the stomach, like most internal organs.
What role do cells play preventing the stomach from digesting itself?
Epithelial cells lining the inside stomach secrete a substance which prevents the stomach acid harming the lining of the stomach.
What are four types of tissue found in the stomach?
The Muscular tissue which is used to churn the contents of the stomach The Glandular tissue which produces digestive juices like acid and enzymes The Epithelial tissue which covers the inner and outer surface of the stomach
What type of cells in the epithelial layer of stomach secrete pepsinogen?
Zymogenic, or chief, cells.
What four types of tissue found in the stomach?
There are four types of tissue that are found in the stomach. These tissues are epithelial, connective, muscle, and nervous tissues.
What does epithelial tissue do in the stomach?
The main function of it in the stomach is to secret,selective absorption,protection, trans cellular transport and detection of sensation .
What type of cells are found in the esophagus?
COLUMNAR EPITHELIAL CELLS ARE FOUND IN THE ESOPHAGUS. THEY HELP IN THE PERISTALSIS MOVEMENT OF THE OESOPHAGUS TO MOVE THE FOOD THROUGH IT TO THE STOMACH. COLUMNAR EPITHELIAL CELLS ARE FOUND IN THE ESOPHAGUS. THEY HELP IN THE PERISTALSIS MOVEMENT OF THE OESOPHAGUS TO MOVE THE FOOD THROUGH IT TO THE STOMACH.
