Question

State three ways in which the absorbing surface of the small intestine is increased

Answer 1

very long to provide more surface area for absorbtion

single cell epithellum

presence of large number of villi to further increase the surface area

Answer 2

Three ways in which the absorbing surface of the small intestine is increased are by providing huge length of absorptive surface in the intestine, the presence of microvilli and the presence of single column simple epithelial tissue.

Explanation:

• the tissue which is found in the lining of the brush border cells of the intestine are the simple columnar epithelial tissue.

• Due to the presence of only one type of epithelium the absorption increases. The small intestine is a coiled very large tube which increases the absorption length of the digested food particles.

• In addition to this there are many small microvilli which is present in the the intestine. They increase the the absorptive surface for the the intake of the digested food.

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