Small Intestine Flashcards
How long is the small intestine?
It is about 6m long
Fun fact
Did you know that the small intestine is where 90% where the digestion occurs?
What is absorbed into the blood?
Minerals and nutrients
What covers the small intestine with many small folds?
The villi
What does the duodenum attach?
Stomach and the small intestine
How does the duodenum carry out the chemical digestion?
It produces digestive enzymes and receiving digestive juices from pancreas and the liver.
What happens when the nutrients get broken down into small enough in the small intestine?
They pass through the walls of the intestine by diffusion
What are villi adapted to ?
Absorb substances such as iron, glucose and amino acids into blood and quickly and easily
Fun fact:
The walls of the villi are only one cell thick.
Each villi’s has its own__________.
Capillaries
What does the cappilaries do
Carry nutrients out of the digestive system and to the circulatory system where they can travel all over the body.
