Small Intestines Flashcards

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Duodenum

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Area where digestive juices finish the job started by the stomach

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Jejunum

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Responsible for any additional left over digestion and the absorption of nutrients

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Ileum

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Final section of the small intestines

Absorbs the remaining nutrients from chyme

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The cell membrane of the small intestine is composed of…?

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  • mucus layer
  • epithelial tissue
  • cuboidal cells
  • krypts of leiberkuhn
  • villi
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Villi are composed of…?

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Capillaries - absorb nutrients into blood

Lacteal - absorbs lymph and returns it to the lymphatic system

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