Question

How does the folded membrane of these cells enable them to absorb the maximum amount of digested food

Answer 1

$QUESTION:$

• How does the folded membrane of these cells enable them to absorb the maximum amount of digested food?

$ANSWER & EXPLANATION:$

• Absorption.
• The surface of the small intestine wall is folded, and has projections called villi. These all increase the surface area over which digested food now simple molecules is absorbed.

$SOME\: EXTRA\: INFORMATION:$

• Most of the digested food passes through the epithelial cells of the gut wall and is carried by blood to the liver.