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Why is it soo important to have many villi in the small intestine?
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∙ 15y ago
They're like tiny little fingers that help move along food in the small intestine. When the food reaches them this is the most important step in digestion. The villi also diffuses nutrients into your body... your body needs nutrients.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 11y agoMany villi in the intestine not only serve the purpose of producing a current for the bile to pass through easily by waving back and forth, but they also are scientifically shaped to have the most amount of surface area. Imitating millions of mini sponges, the villi have a small opening which is used to "suck" up water and nutrients from the stuff being transported through the small intestines. The small intestines is the main organ that collects water for the rest of the body, and it's all thanks to the villi. Each villi in itself is not able to collect much water, but with milions all around the intestines, they are able to create a stronger current and collect more nourishment.
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∙ 9y agoSo more water and nutrients can be absorbed in a shorter distance.
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∙ 11y agofor increase in the surface area of absorption
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∙ 15y agoit helps abosob nutrients
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∙ 12y agoTo move food along the intestine
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Why are there so many villi in the duodenum?
Villi cover most of the small intestine, and their job is to help the intestine absorb nutrients from food.
Approximately how many villi are found in the small intestine?
5
About How many villi are found in the small intestine?
About 500 million
What function does the small intestine do?
small intestine ha many projections called villi they are shaped like fingers and they absorb nutrients from the food and passes it to the large intestine for further absorption if any.
Why are the intestines so good at absorbing food molecules?
The small intestine has many villi, small projections into the lumen of the small intestine. These villi increase the surface area of the small intestine, and increase the funcitonal area for the absorbtion of nutrients.
How do villi help to increase the absorption of digested food into the bloodstream?
The villi is found in the inner wall of the small intestine , it is covered with many finger like folds( Villi). The villi absorbs more digested food and is absorbed to the bloodstream.
How many villi do humans have?
about 7000 are in it and if you don't think is right than look some were else!
What happen in the digested food in the small intestine?
Many nutrients are absorbed from the food in the small intestine. The lining is covered with tiny protuberances called villi (plural of villus) that increase its effective surface area.
How does the structure of the small intestine improve its nutrient absorption?
1. The small intestine is LONG- this ensures food remains in the small intestine long enough for the products of digestion to be fully absorbed into the bloodstrem. 2. The Small intestine is HIGHLY FOLDED into villi (s. villus)- This gives a greater surface area for more efficient diffusion of products into the bloodstream. 3. The small intestine has a RICH BLOOD SUPPLY - Each villus has a network of capillaries so that the products of digestion are carried away from the small intestine efficiently. 4. The epithelium of the small intestine in the villi is only ONE CELL THICK - for easier diffusion of the products of digestion into the bloodstream. The walls of the capillaries are only one cell thick as well!!
What is the function of a cow intestines?
The small intestine in a bovine operates the same way it does in humans or any other mammal: it absorbs nutrients from the digesta that is pushed through it. The small intestine, just like in humans, contains many microscopic villi that increase the surface area of the small intestine and increase the efficiency of nutrient absorption from the small intestine into the bloodstream.
How does food enter the blood stream from small intestine?
In the small intestine , on the lining (along the intestinal wall) , there are numerous finger-like projections called villi which in urn have many microvilli. These structures give a brush-like appearance for the entire villi and increases the surface area for absorption. These villi absorb all the necessary nutrients and transfer them into the blood stream and leave only the unwanted waste products.
Once in the small intestine what happens to the digested food?
Many nutrients are absorbed from the food in the small intestine. The lining is covered with tiny protuberances called villi (plural of villus) that increase its effective surface area.
