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What Happen To The Digested Food?: Being Absorbed

The absorption of digested food takes place in the small intestine, specifically in the ileum. The small intestine contains villi which are finger-like projections that help absorb nutrients efficiently. The villi have microvilli and thin walls to increase absorption surface area and absorb nutrients rapidly. They also contain lacteals and blood capillaries that transport the absorbed nutrients. Glucose, amino acids, and water-soluble vitamins and minerals diffuse into epithelial cells and enter the bloodstream, while fatty acids and fat-soluble vitamins are absorbed into lacteals and enter the lymphatic system before reaching the bloodstream.

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What Happen To The Digested Food?: Being Absorbed

The absorption of digested food takes place in the small intestine, specifically in the ileum. The small intestine contains villi which are finger-like projections that help absorb nutrients efficiently. The villi have microvilli and thin walls to increase absorption surface area and absorb nutrients rapidly. They also contain lacteals and blood capillaries that transport the absorbed nutrients. Glucose, amino acids, and water-soluble vitamins and minerals diffuse into epithelial cells and enter the bloodstream, while fatty acids and fat-soluble vitamins are absorbed into lacteals and enter the lymphatic system before reaching the bloodstream.

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What happen to the digested food?

BEING ABSORBED.

Where does absorption process takes place?


IN SMALL INTESTINE (ILEUM)

Small Intestine
Small, soluble food molecules are absorbed through

the wall of the small intestine


Intestinal lining is covered by tiny, finger-like

projections called villi


To absorb food molecules efficiently the villi has few

adaptations.

The villi: a) Have microvilli, increase surface area for

absorption b) Have very thin wall (only one cell thick), digested food can be absorbed rapidly c) Have lacteals to absorb fatty acids & glycerol d) Contain a network of blood capillaries for efficient transport of digested food

Villi
finger-like folds in the surface of the small intestine (Singular villus)

Now lets draw and label the structure of villus

Absorption of Digested Food


Involves diffusion & active transport Glucose, Amino Acids, Water-soluble vitamins (B,C) & minerals initially diffuse into epithelial cells & are absorbed into capillaries (transport for remaining nutrients are through active transport) All blood capillaries converge into hepatic portal vein that leads to LIVER & are transported to all parts of body

Absorption of Digested Food


Glycerol & fatty acids enter epithelial cells, recombined form tiny droplets of lipids & move into lacteals, together with fat-soluble vitamins (A,D,E,K)

Lacteals converge into larger vessels of lymphatic system


Fluid carrying lipids & fat-soluble vitamins enters lymphatic system

The fluid are then drained into right lymphatic duct & thoracic duct & finally into bloodstream through subclavian veins

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