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It is refered to as the small intestine only because its diametre is small - about 1inch, but it is about 15 feet in length. It has a huge surface area on the inside, about the same as a tennis court, because its inner wall is corrogated and covered in fine, finger- like projections called villi, which in turn are covered in tiny hair-like projections called the microvilli.
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Does a small horse has the same amount of kinetic energy as a larger horse moving at the same speed?
The more massive horse that is moving at the same speed will have greater kinetic energy. How do you define large and small? A small fat horse may have more mass than a large skinny horse.
Why can small cells exchange substances more readily than large cells?
why can small cells exchange substances more readily than large cells?
Is baby small intestine larger than an adults intestine?
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Is several small cells that have more surface area than a large cell true or false?
It is true that small cells all together have more surface area than a single larger cell that is the same volume.
Is the chloroplast in onion cells larger than the nuclei?
Chloroplasts are larger than nuclei. A typical Chloroplast measure 4 to 6 um, and a typical nucleus measure about 3 um.
What is larger than small but is not large?
Medium!
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.
How do you tell small beads from large beads?
You can tell small beads from large beads because small beads are smaller than larger beads.Large beads are larger than small beads because they are large beads. You can tell the small beads that they are small beads and the large beads will then know that the small beads are small beads.
Why does large intestine is large?
The large intestine has that name because its diameter is larger than that of the small intestine. The small intestine is actually longer than the large intestine.
What size is a small in hats?
Large is the size that is larger than medium but smaller than extra large.
Are the cells in a large potato larger than the cells in a small potato?
no. a large potato justhas a larger amount of cells.
Is kilometers small or large out of a meter?
Kilometer is larger than a meter
Is Spain large or small compared to UK?
Spain is larger physically, and has a larger population than the UK.
What are small planets and what are large planets?
The small planets are the ones smaller than 8000 miles in diameter. The large planets are the large ones larger than 30,000 miles in diameter.
Which one is larger the small intestine or the large intestine?
The smaller intestine is larger because it is 20 feet long and the large intestine is only 5 feet long
Small intestine is four times larger than your large one?
not sure.... sorry.
What is the measurement for a portrait?
It can be small, it can be large, there is no rule. Usually height is larger than width.
