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The lumen of the small intestine is lined with microvilli, which are small hair-like tentacles that protrude from the lumenal surface. When nutrients get "trapped" in these microvilli while passing through the small intestine, they diffuse into the blood stream through various transporter mechanisms and elements. This is one of the reasons why your small intestine is so long, so that all the nutrients can be absorbed before passing into the large intestine where most of the water gets resorbed to produce fecal matter.
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What can alcohol do to the small intestine?
the small intestines can't absorb nutrients as well
How does nutrients enter your blood stream?
through cells in the villi of the small intestine
What is the process that takes digested food through the small intestine wall?
Absorption is the process that takes nutrients through the small intestine wall. These nutrients then enter the circulatory system, which carries the nutrients to all body cells.
Which structure is responsible for the absortion of nutrients from food?
The small intestine- micro-villi specifically in the small intestine. The micro-villi increases the surface area of the small intestine. which allows more food particles to enter the cells of the small intestine to digest.
What are all over the outside of the small intestine to absorb nutrients and deliver them to cells of the body?
pancreas
What is the organ where diffusion of digested nutrients occurs?
Ingested food is diffused mainly in the small and large intestine. The small intestine is the big player which has fields of finger-like projections called villi which are composed of cells and on each of those cells they have microvilli which are protrusions of cell membrane. This increases the surface area tremendously to increase the amount of nutrients diffused.
A high density of microvilli is to be expected especially on the surface of epithelial cells located in the?
Small intestine, where microvilli increase the surface area for absorption of nutrients.
Were does blood go to get nutrients?
the nutrients enter the blood in the small intestine. The lining of the small intestine is called the villi, that is were the blood is absorbed into the bloodstream
What part of the alimentary canal absorbs nutrients?
The part of the digestive system that absorbs nutrients is the small intestines. They absorb essential nutrients from food into the blood stream.
What is the organ where nutrients is absorbed?
Nutrients are primarily absorbed in the small intestine. The inner walls of the small intestine are lined with tiny, finger-like projections called villi that increase surface area for nutrient absorption. These villi contain specialized cells that transport nutrients into the bloodstream for distribution throughout the body.
What helps the small intestine?
small intestine helps absorb nutrients
What is removed from the food in the small intestine?
Nutrients are absorbed in the small intestine.
