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What is the Digestive tract made of?
The esophagus, stomach, small intestine, and large instestine
Why does the small instestine need to be so long?
The small intestine has to be long so that it can fully absorb all of the nutrients in the chyme (digested food).
Why are the lungs and the small intestines lined by a very large number of capillaries?
the small intestine is lined with villi
In which process is fiber absorbed into the large intestine?
it is absorbed in the small intestine before it gets absorbed back into the large instestine.
What parts of the body are affected by cystic fibrosis?
airways, bronchial, lungs, pancreas, skin, liver, small instestine, reproductive tract
What did nurses do in the colonial times?
they cut out instestine's
What is the medical term that describes an inflammation in the stomach and small instestine?
The passageway from the throat to the stomach is the esophagus. Esophagitis is the medical term meaning inflammation of this passageway.
What part of the digestive system is lined with 'villa'?
The small intestine
What intestines is lined with villi?
the small intestine and the large intestine
What are small crystal-lined spheres of silica rock that sometimes occur in limestone called?
These small crystal-lined spheres are called geodes. They form when minerals crystallize inside a cavity within the limestone rock.
Which is larger a baby's small intestines or n adult's?
The Baby's intestine bec. is about 6.9 and 7.1 m while the adult instestine is about 1.5 m \ 15 feet long...
What do you call the food that goes down the esophagus?
Chewed up food in the esophagus and stomach = bolus, In the small intestine = chyme In the large instestine = waste / fecal matter/ feces
