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Capillary in the villi are used to absorb the digested food and transport the food the the destination cell.
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∙ 11y agoIn the villi of the small intestines, there are numerous capillary loops that function to pick up water-soluble nutrients and transport them throughout the body.
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The intestinal villi contain capillaries and lacteals important chemical digestion?
Is it true that intestinal villi contains capillaries and lacteals important for chemical digestion?
Where is the food absorbed in the capillaries?
Villi (Sing. Villus)
Why are capillaries found in alveoli nephrons and villi?
Wherever capillaries are found, these are places where nutrients and wastes are exchanged.
What is the role of the villi in the small intestine.?
The role of the villi in the small intestine is to absorb nutrients.
What is the villi of the intestinal mucosa containing lymphatic capillaries called?
Lacteals.
What part of the human body acts a the visking tubing?
capillaries in the villi
What is the placental barrier made up of?
Chorionic Villi with Fetal capillaries Intervillous Spaces Decidua basalis with maternal capillaries
From the maternal capillaries nutrients diffuse into the capillaries of the chorionic villi and go to the fetus via the?
Umbilical cord or if old enough put on a mirror and snort it
What part of the gastrointestinal tract is responsible for 90 percent of nutrient absorption?
The lining of the small intestine is covered with tiny projections with many capillaries. The projections are called villi. Nutrients pass into the capillaries of the villi and then to other organs of the body.
What do blood capillaries absorb?
Capillaries in Villi absorb all other nutrients except fat.
What is the role of villi in the alimentary canal?
The role of the villi in the alimentary canal is to allow for a greater surface area in which the absorption of nutrients can take place.
Why are the lungs and the small intestines lined by a very large number of capillaries?
the small intestine is lined with villi
