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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
eabsobed at colon 0fist pat of
lage intestine).
the rest will be removed as faeces
faeces is !ept in the ectum 0last part
of large intestine )
The pesence of faeces in the rectum
produces a desire to emoOe the
faeces through the anus
The pocess of emoOing faeces
fom 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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