Absorption of Food

Question 1

Its inner lining is covered with millions of tiny fingerlike structures called

Answer 1

Villi in singular its villus

Question 2

At the junction between the small intestines and the ascending colon is a small sac, the ______ and the blindly ending

Answer 2

Caecum and appendix

Question 3

Main function of the large intestine

Answer 3

Is to absorb water and mineral salts from the undigested food material

Question 4

The large intestine is abt

Answer 4

1.5m long

Question 5

The large intestine consists of

Answer 5

Caecum and appendix

Ascending colon running upwards along the right side of the abdominal cavity

Horizontal transverse colon

Descending colon which runs downward to join the rectum

Rectum

Question 6

Most of the food in the SI is digested after

Answer 6

3 to 5 hrs

Question 7

Most of the water that is contained in the undigested food is absorbed after

Answer 7

18 to 24 hrs in the LI