HOW YOU TURN FOOD YOU CHEW INTO A 'NUMBER 2'
DIGESTIVE TRACT
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THIS BATHROOM MAT RESEMBLES THE LINING OF AN INTESTINAL WALL WITH VILLI
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PERISTALSIS :Wave-like contractions of muscle tissue that lines the esophagus.
5. Chemical digestion continues as the food moves into the small intestine. 6. Liver produces a substance called bile, which is stored in the gall bladder. 7. Gall bladder sends bile to the small intestine to chemically digest large globules of lipids into much smaller droplets. 8. Small intestine absorbs some nutrients. Intestines are home to millions of bacteria that help digest food! 9. Large intestine absorbs nutrients, water, along with some vitamins and minerals with its villi & microvilli. THIS BATHROOM MAT RESEMBLES THE LINING OF AN INTESTINAL WALL WITH VILLI VILLI: Small, finger-like projections. Each villus is covered with epithelial tissue. MICROVILLI: The cells of the epithelial tissue have modified cell membranes that form more finger-like projections called microvilli.
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ARTERIES:
Vessels that carry blood away from your heart to all parts of your body. VEINS: Vessels carry blood from all parts of your body towards the heart. CAPILLARIES : Specialized blood vessels located between the arteries and veins that allow the diffusion of nutrients and gases.
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Blood Vessels in Hand!
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