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The human digestive system is like the fuel system in a car or an irrigation system on a farm. It has a pipe that receives food from a central processing unit (the mouth) and sends it to a processing area that breaks down the product to be usable in the rest of the system and human body. The several intestinal areas break it down further and send fuel to the body via the cardiovascular system. The products received also have to be filtered and the bad byproducts must be removed just as a car and the dirt on a farm filter out bad things and exhaust the bad products.
The digestive system is a miraculous marvel to behold. It does so many things with only a stomach, the intestines and colons. The intestines are normally sixteen feet long and connect to the cardiovascular system with amazing accuracy and detail. Some people consider this system to be "gross or ugly" but it is no more "ugly" than the lining of your mouth and lips. It is sad that so many jokes are made about it since it is as amazing as the human brain and heart.
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What do the intestines look like?
blue balls The small intestine looks a bit like a coiled up hose.
What small finger-like projections are in the small intestines?
they are called villi
What are the small hair like organs lining the small intestines called?
villi
Why is the small intestines referred to as the small intestines?
Because they are smaller then the big intestines. So they are referred to as the small intestine.
What does a hemorroid look like?
It looks like your intestines falling out of your anus.
What does the inside of the small intestines look like in a fetal pig?
The small intestine of a pig is a major site of nutrient absorption. The pancreas releases digestive enzymes into the small intestine, which break down nutrients from food. The nutrients are absorbed in the last section of the small intestine, and whatever is left passes to the large intestine.
Why are small intestines longer than large intestines?
The intestines are a tissue from your body.
What are the small intestines lined up with?
finger like projection called villi
What do you called the tiny finger like projections found in the small intestines?
villi
What is the difference between the esophagus and the small intestines?
what is the difference between the esophagus and the small intestines
What do the stomach small intestines large intestines do?
your stomach and small intestines break food down and anything that gets to your large intestines exits your body through the anus
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.
