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The large surface area of the small intestine is achieved by a combination of anatomical features such as the plicae circularis, the vili, and the microvilli.

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What is large surface area of the small intestine?

The large surface area of the small intestine is achieved by a combination of anatomical features such as the plicae circularis, the vili, and the microvilli.


Why does the small intestine have a large internal surface area and what contributes?

the small intestine has a large surface area because it allows nutrients to be absorbed into the body more quickly and easily.If there was a small surface area may-be most of our nutrients would end uo in the large intestine and out when we go to the toilet. To answer the final part of the question. What contributes? the length and elasticity of the small intestine contributes to it having a large surface area.


What form the large surface area of the small intestine?

The villi on the inner surface.


Does the large intestine have villi?

The answer is small intestine.


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.


Which of these forms large surface area of the small intestine?

folds and villi


What is the length of the small intestine and the reason for it?

The small intestine is about 5 meters long; this provides a large surface area for the absorption of nutrients


For what purpose is the small intestine larger than the large intestine?

To allow a greater surface area for nutrient absorption.


Where in the body does digested food enter the plasma?

In small intestine. You have very large surface area of the intestine is there for the same.


Why is the small intestine small?

The small intestine is said to be small because it's diameter is not as large as the large intestine.


Why is the large intestine called the large intestine when it is shorter than the small intestine?

The diameter of the large intestine is greater than that of the small intestine.


Which is longer the smaller intestine or the large intestine?

The small intestine is considerably longer than the large intestine, but the large intestine is wider in diameter, from which it derives its name. Yes. It is smaller in diameter than the large intestine but much longer. The small intestine is longer than the large intestine but it is called small intestine because its diameter is smaller than that of the large intestine.