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Why are your small intestines so wrinkly?
The wrinkles of the small intestine increase its surface area. Increased surface area gives more opportunities for absorption of nutrients, which is one of the main functions of the small intestine.
What are protrusions into the lumen in the small intestine that create an increased surface area for nutrient absorption?
Villi
The villi of the small intestine allow for an increase in the rate of?
absorption of nutrients by increasing the surface area available for absorption. This increased surface area allows for more efficient absorption of nutrients from the digested food passing through the small intestine.
What are protrusions into the lumen called that create an increased surface area for nutrient absorption in the small intestine?
Villi
Microvilli on the surface of the villi greatly increase the internal surface area of the?
small intestine, which allows for more efficient absorption of nutrients from the digested food. This increased surface area provides more space for nutrient absorption to occur, enhancing the overall efficiency of the digestive process.
How is the digestive surface of a frog increased?
The digestive surface of a frog is increased through the presence of villi in the small intestine. Villi are finger-like projections that line the inner surface of the intestine, increasing the surface area for absorption of nutrients. This allows for more efficient digestion and absorption of nutrients from the food the frog eats.
What increase the surface area of food small intestine esophagus gallbladder or teeth?
Small intestine
What multiplies the surface area of the small intestine?
The folding of the mucosal membrane increases the surface area of your small intestine, thus allowing more nutrients to be absorbed.
Finger-like extensions increasing surface area in small intestine?
Microvilli are finger-like projections that increase the surface area in the small intestine.
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.
Why does the small intestine have a large internal surface area and what contributes?
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.
Villi are present in small intestine why?
Vili are present to increase the surface area of the small intestine. This allows more digestion to happen in the small intestine.
