McGraw-Hill Online Learning Center Test<BLURT>

McGraw-Hill Online Learning Center Test

1. Review the animation and answer the following questions.

Microvilli are present on the columnar epithelial cells which line the small intestine to

A. aid in movement of food particles through the intestine.
B. increase the surface area available for absorption.
C. protect the cells from the digestive enzymes.
D. protect the cells from the acidic conditions.

2. Monosaccharides are absorbed from the small intestine into A. the villi and then into the capillaries.
B. capillaries directly.
C. lacteal.
D. large intestine.

3. Fatty acids are absorbed from the small intestine into A. the villi and then into the capillaries.
B. the villi, form clusters called chylomicrons, and then into the lacteal.
C. lacteal directly.
D. large intestine.

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