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What is the function of my small intestines?
Your small intestines absorb the food and nutrients as well as the water you take in. You can not survive without most of it.
What do you call projections that absorb nutrients in the small intestines?
villi
What s the function of the small intestines?
absorb food nutrients
What is a special lymphatic capillary in the small intestines?
The specialized lymph capillaries located in the small intestine are called lacteals. These lacteals are important in that they absorb fat.
What can alcohol do to the small intestine?
the small intestines can't absorb nutrients as well
How does the structure of the small intestine help the intestine absorb nutrients?
the villi in the small intestines.
What lines the small intestines to absorb food?
Simple columnar epithelial tissue.
What Small hair like parts absorb nutrients from the food in your intestines?
The small hair-like parts that absorb nutrients from food in the intestines are called villi. Villi are finger-like projections that line the walls of the small intestine and increase surface area for nutrient absorption. Nutrients are absorbed into the bloodstream through the villi and are then circulated throughout the body.
Why does the small intestine comes first?
The small intestines come first because they absorb the nutrients of the food we eat.
Why is the small intestine good at its job?
The small intestines job is to absorb food into the bloodstream. The inner layer of the small intestine is covered in small finger-like projections called villi, these increase the surface are and therefore increase the rate of absorption.
What is the function of ville un the small intestines?
ville absorb all the nutrients & food in the lumen
What are the finger-like projections in the intestines?
The finger-like projections in the small intestines are called villi & they are present in the small intestine to increase the surface area of the intestinal wall. A greater surface area allows the intestines to absorb more nutrients from the digested food into the blood stream. Villi are prominent in the small intestines because this is where majority of the absorption of nutrients occur. Villi also play a small role in the digestion of food.
