ABSORPTION

OF DIGESTED
FOOD
m Absorption is the movement of
digested food through the wall of small
intestine into blood capillaries
m Takes place in small intestine
m Allow only small molecules such as
glucose molecules to pass through Ȃ
DIFFUSION
Adaptation of small intestine:
× About 7m long
- provides large surface area
- ensures most of digested food has been
absorbed before reaching the large intestine
˜ Wall of small intestines covered by million
finger-like projection called Oilli
- villi increase the surface area of small
intestine
- absorption of digested food is more effective
x Walls of the small intestines are richly supplied
with blood vessels to carry away digested food
m |igested food is carried in the
blood from the small intestine to
liver From liver, the digested food
is transported to the heart and
then all parts of the body
REABSORPTION
OF WATER &
DEFECATION
 From the small intestine, the
undigested food passes on into large
intestine
 So, there is no digested food in the
large intestine
 ost of water that left in the gut is
›eabso›bed at colon 0fi›st pa›t of
la›ge intestine).
 the rest will be removed as faeces
 faeces is !ept in the ›ectum 0last part
of large intestine )
 The p›esence of faeces in the rectum
produces a desire to ›emoOe the
faeces through the anus
 The p›ocess of ›emoOing faeces
f›om the body is called defeacation
Constipation ia a condition in which
faeces become hard and difficult to pass
out from anus
 Constipation can be prevented if a
person takes enough amount of fibre
and drink more water in her/his diet
 arge portion of the undigested food in
large intestine consists of fibre
 Fibre cannot be digested because
our body is unable to produce enzyme
to digest it
 Fibre contained in faeces absorbs water
to make the faeces softer and easier for
defeacation
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