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Why does the small intestine have a large internal surface area and what contributes?
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∙ 12y ago
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.
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How does the internal surface of the colon compare with the internal surface of the small intestine?
Small intestine has lots and lots of villi and microvilli for absorption, large intestine absorbs water and it has lots and lots of goblet cells that produce mucus so it's easier to remove waste (aka poop)
What is the large surface 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.
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.
What form the large surface area of the small intestine?
The villi on the inner surface.
What forms the Large surface area of the small intestine?
The villi on the inner surface.
How does tobacco affect the small and large intestine?
It can cause internal bleeding
Which of these forms large surface area of the small intestine?
folds and villi
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.
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.
Does the large intestine have villi?
The answer is small intestine.
What helps absorption in the small intestine?
The surface area of the small intestine is very large. Some where between 2500 to 3000 square feet. Every thing possible is absorbed, eventually, through such large surface area.
