Ch 5: Absorption

What is the primary function of absorption in the digestive system?

Where does most absorption of nutrients occur in the digestive system?

What is the function of villi in the small intestine?

How does the epithelium in the villi contribute to the absorption process?

Which structure in the small intestine absorbs and transports lipids?

What is the role of goblet cells in the small intestine?

Why are there transverse folds in the walls of the small intestine?

What is the role of blood capillaries in the villi?

What is essential for the transportation of nutrients like glucose and amino acids into the bloodstream?

What role does the liver play in the assimilation process?

Where does egestion primarily occur?

What happens to feces after being stored in the rectum?

Which organ is responsible for processing substances like alcohol and hormones during assimilation?

What is involved in moving nutrients like glucose and amino acids against concentration gradients?

Where do glucose and amino acids eventually reach after traveling through the blood circulatory system?

What is the function of villi in the small intestine?

How do transverse folds in the walls of the small intestine contribute to absorption?

What is the role of mitochondria in the epithelial cells of the small intestine?

Why is the epithelium lining the villi only one-cell layer thick?

What do goblet cells in the small intestine secrete to facilitate absorption?

Which structure in the villi of the small intestine is responsible for absorbing and transporting lipids?

What is the primary function of the small intestine in the digestive system?

What is the primary role of blood capillaries in the villi?

Which organelle plays a crucial role in metabolizing glucose and deaminating amino acids during assimilation?

What is the main process involved in the transportation of glucose and amino acids from the small intestine into the bloodstream through blood capillaries?

Where do essential nutrients like glucose and amino acids travel to after being transported through the blood circulatory system?

Which arteriole plays a significant role in supplying blood to the villi for nutrient absorption?

Which part of the digestive system is primarily responsible for the removal of undigested material?

What role does the rectum play in the process of egestion?

What is the term used for the process by which absorbed nutrients are incorporated into the cells of the body?

What process requires energy to move nutrients against concentration gradients?

Where is most water and mineral salts absorbed from undigested material in the digestive system?

What is the role of the liver in the assimilation process?

What is the main function of villi in the small intestine?

Which process in the body involves incorporating absorbed nutrients into various cells for different purposes?

What happens to feces after being temporarily stored in the rectum?

Which nutrient is utilized for protein synthesis within various cells of the body?

What is the primary purpose of transporting essential nutrients like glucose and amino acids into the bloodstream?

What is the main function of villi in the small intestine?

How do goblet cells contribute to the absorption process in the small intestine?

Why is the epithelium lining the villi of the small intestine only one-cell layer thick?

What is the role of lacteals in the villi of the small intestine?

How do the transverse folds in the walls of the small intestine contribute to absorption?

Which structure helps provide energy for the active absorption processes in the small intestine?

What is the primary function of the mucus secreted by goblet cells in the small intestine?