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- The inner walls of the small intestine have thousands of finger-like outgrowths called villi (singular villus). The villi increase the surface area for absorption of the digested food. Each villus has a network of thin and small blood vessels close to its surface. The surface of the villi absorbs the digested food materials. The absorbed substances are transported via the blood vessels to different organs of the body where they are used to build complex substances such as the proteins required by our body. - As the question goes, what is being absorbed depends upon the food that is being digested, for example * carbohydrates are degraded into simple sugars (e.g., glucose). In the small intestine pancreatic amylase breaks down carbohydrates into oligosaccharides. Brush border enzymes take over from there. The most important brush border enzymes are dextrinase and glucoamylase which further break down oligosaccharides. Other brush border enzymes are maltase, sucrase and lactase.The Small Intestine is the most important part of digestion. - Similarly if it is proteins then it is broken down in to amino acids by a complex process before it enters the blood stream, the reason for this is because only smaller components are able to enter the villi for absorption. rest is taken care in the large intestine as undigested food. dont want to go into that just to stay with the question.
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What absorbs water in the process of digestion?
The small intestines absorb most of the water during digestion.
What is them in the role of the villi in the small intestine?
to increase the surface area of the intestine in order to absorb as much nutrients as possible during digestion.
What are villi functions in digestion process?
you villi is in your small intestines.
What structure enables the small intestine to absorb large amounts of nutrients?
villi
What is the organ that has villi to absorb the nutrients?
The small intestine has villi to absorb nutrients. Villi are small projections that increase the possible surface area for absorption.
Do mammals have villi?
Yes, mammals have villi. An example is the villi in the intestines of humans which help to absorb nutrients.
Where are villi located and what do they do?
Villi are located in the large intestine. They absorb excess water.
The intestinal villi contain capillaries and lacteals important chemical digestion?
Is it true that intestinal villi contains capillaries and lacteals important for chemical digestion?
How villi help is digestion?
villi helps because it observers digested food in the small intestines
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 function of the iieum?
The ileum is a very long part of the small intestine. After protein digestion in the stomach and starch digestion in the mouth, the ileum releases many enzymes to digest the remaining products of starch hydrolyis (which are sugars). The ileum has many infoldings along its length called villi (singular villus) which increase the surface area for absorption of the most important products of digestion; glycerol, glucose and amino acids.
What is the digestion of fats?
The digestion of fats is referred to as emulsification and is assisted by bile from the liver and gallbladder. Then lacteals, which are small tubes inside of villi in the small intestine, most abundant in the ileum, absorb the fat and move it into the lymphatic system to be distributed in the body.
