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Which has thicker walls the stomach or the small intestine and why?
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Does the stomach have thicker walls than the small intestine in a frog?
The stomach has a slightly thicker wall than the small intestine as the stomach secretes acids that are used to break down food, while the small intestine's job is just to transport the food through the digestive system
Why does the absorption of nutrients occur in the small intestine and not the stomach?
the walls of the stomach is alkaline and the food contain in the stomach is acidic.. it will not accept the nutrients to enter inside the stomach walls. the small intestine having villa in the walls and it ll absorb the nutrients in the food.
Does the small intestine have mechanical or chemical digestion?
Yes, in part. Chemical digestion occurs in the mouth (saliva), stomach (gastric acid) and small intestine. The nutrients are mostly absorbed in the walls (lining) of the small intestine.
How did the large intestine get its name?
The diamerter of the large intestine is larger, and the diameter of the small intestines is smaller The diamerter of the large intestine is larger, and the diameter of the small intestines is smaller It has a significantly larger circumference. Diameter, the large intestine is far thicker then the small intestine. It's smaller in diameter. It is larger in diameter, not length.
Where is villi made?
In the walls of the small intestine
What are the small tubes sticking out of the walls of the small intestine?
ivile
Why the walls of small intestine is not digested?
There is a coating that protects the small intestine from the acid used for digesting food.
What is it when walls are muscular and food moves down?
Gut , G.I.T. stomach intestine .
What is an Example of smooth muscle?
Walls of hollow visceral organs such as your intestines.
What lymphoid organs on the walls of the small intestine?
Peyer's patches
How does food get out of the small intestine into the blood?
The path that food takes to get out of the small intestine and into the blood is through the body cells. When food is broken down in the stomach, nutrients are absorbed through the intestinal walls. The nutrients cross the mucosa into the bloodstream where they are transported to other parts of the body.
What is the function of the small intestien?
It is to clear the unwanted substances to the large intestine and the wanted substances will be absorbed by the walls of the small intestine by the blood.
