Diffusion in food

Question 1

What speeds up the process of digested food diffusing into the villi?

Answer 1

There is a thin epithelium (lining) to
decrease the distance for faster
diffusion

Question 2

What is another method of speeding up the process of digested food diffusing into the villi involving the capilaries?

Answer 2

There is a rich network of capillaries
in the villi to carry away the digested food and ensure a concentration gradient for faster diffusion.

Question 3

What happens to the intstine when alchohol is drunk?

Answer 3

When alchohol is drunk, fewer enzymes are released into the small intestine, too much alchohol can lead to damaging the villi and cause them to become shorter.

Question 4

What does the liver do to the digested food.

Answer 4

The liver assimilates the digested food,
moving it to the rest of the body

Question 5

how does the digested foods travel to the rest of the body?

Answer 5

The digested food travels via the
blood vessels to the cells in the
rest of the body where they are
used.

Question 6

What is 3 examples of digested foods?

Answer 6

.Glucose
○ fatty acids
○ glycerol
○ amino acids

Question 7

Digested foods travel from the small intestine to where?

Answer 7

Digested food travels from the
small intestine (blood capillaries) to
the liver

Question 8

Undigested food such as fibre and
bacteria are passed out through
the_?

Answer 8

anus

Question 9

Once absorbed, digestive nutrients are dissolved in the ______?

Answer 9

blood plasma.

Question 10

What is elongated

Answer 10

biological process where a biological entity is lengthened.