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What is the function of the villi in the small intestine?
What is the function of the villi in the small intestine?
- To absorb nutrients efficiently (correct)
- To metabolize remaining nutrients
- To lubricate the passage of feces
- To produce digestive enzymes
What is the function of the microvilli in small intestine cells?
What is the function of the microvilli in small intestine cells?
- Produce digestive enzymes
- Lubricate the passage of feces in the large intestine
- Bear enzymes for breaking down double sugars and completing protein digestion (correct)
- Metabolize remaining nutrients
What is the function of the pancreas in digestion?
What is the function of the pancreas in digestion?
- To produce digestive enzymes
- To absorb nutrients efficiently
- Responsible for starch digestion, half of protein digestion, almost total fat digestion, and nucleic acid digestion (correct)
- To metabolize remaining nutrients
What is the function of the colon in the digestive system?
What is the function of the colon in the digestive system?
What is the role of resident bacteria (microbiota) in the large intestine?
What is the role of resident bacteria (microbiota) in the large intestine?
Where does the small intestine connect to the large intestine?
Where does the small intestine connect to the large intestine?
What is the average length of the small intestine?
What is the average length of the small intestine?
Which structure in the small intestine increases the absorptive surface area?
Which structure in the small intestine increases the absorptive surface area?
What accelerates during the journey through the small intestine's looping coils?
What accelerates during the journey through the small intestine's looping coils?
Which part of the small intestine prevents it from being overwhelmed by chyme from the stomach?
Which part of the small intestine prevents it from being overwhelmed by chyme from the stomach?
What is the role of the circular folds in the small intestine?
What is the role of the circular folds in the small intestine?
Which structure prevents the small intestine from being overwhelmed by chyme from the stomach?
Which structure prevents the small intestine from being overwhelmed by chyme from the stomach?
Where does digestion mostly occur in the small intestine?
Where does digestion mostly occur in the small intestine?
What is the function of the ileocecal valve?
What is the function of the ileocecal valve?
What is the average length of the small intestine?
What is the average length of the small intestine?
What is the function of the lacteal in each villus of the small intestine?
What is the function of the lacteal in each villus of the small intestine?
What is the main function of the large intestine in the digestive system?
What is the main function of the large intestine in the digestive system?
What is the role of the brush border enzymes in the small intestine?
What is the role of the brush border enzymes in the small intestine?
What is the function of the pancreas in digestion?
What is the function of the pancreas in digestion?
What is the function of goblet cells in the mucosa of the large intestine?
What is the function of goblet cells in the mucosa of the large intestine?
