DESCRIBE THE ADAPTATIONS OF THE ILEUM TO ITS FUNCTION (20 MARKS)

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  • Has secretory glands/crypts of lieberkuhn which secretes enzymes (maltase/sucrase/lactase/peptidase/lipase to complete digestion of sugars/proteins/lipids.
  • Goblet cells secrete mucus which allows for smooth movement of food and protect wall of ileum from action of digestive enzymes
  • Very long to provide large surface area for absorption.
  • Highly folded/coiled to slow movement of food to allow more time for digestion/absorption/ and to increase surface area for absorption.
  • Has numerous villi which increase surface area for absorption/microvilli which further increase surface area for absorption.
  • Ileum wall/villi have thin epithelium which is only one cell thick to reduce distance over which digested food has to diffuse.
  • Villi are highly vascularised/have a rich network of blood capillaries for rapid transport from small intestines and maintain a steep concentration gradient for rapid absorption.
  • Villi have lacteals for absorption of fatty acids and glycerol
  • Cells of ileum wall have a large count of mitochondria to release energy for active uptake of some food substances across the epithelium.

Max 20mks

Comments

  1. geeteeMarch 25, 2018 at 7:40 AM

    nice points

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  2. UnknownJune 23, 2018 at 8:30 AM

    Nice points though they should be 20 like the marks given

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  3. UnknownJune 23, 2018 at 8:30 AM

    Nice points though they should be 20 like the marks given

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    1. UnknownDecember 2, 2018 at 11:48 AM

      They have to be twenty points boss. One feature mentioned, accompanied by its role and any other description are all marks so 20 marks can come from even 5 points. Sawa?

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    2. UnknownDecember 2, 2018 at 11:49 AM

      *they dont have to be 20

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  4. UnknownAugust 18, 2018 at 12:19 AM

    noooice
    gooda jooobu

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  5. UnknownOctober 4, 2018 at 9:59 AM

    excellent

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  6. UnknownNovember 26, 2018 at 12:43 AM

    Good notes

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  7. UnknownJanuary 21, 2019 at 7:17 PM

    Thanks for the lesson

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  8. UnknownJanuary 21, 2019 at 7:17 PM

    Thanks for the lesson

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  9. UnknownFebruary 13, 2019 at 1:56 PM

    nice point

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  10. UnknownFebruary 28, 2019 at 1:16 PM

    Nice point

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  11. UnknownMay 15, 2020 at 12:35 AM

    Thank you for your points

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  12. UnknownMay 19, 2020 at 2:38 AM

    thenx for everything

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  13. UnknownMay 28, 2020 at 11:05 AM

    Nice and thank you

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  14. UnknownJuly 28, 2020 at 4:55 AM

    Nice points but too long please shorten

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  15. UnknownAugust 19, 2020 at 12:52 PM

    I don't like this point because they are pointless

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  16. UnknownApril 19, 2021 at 7:24 AM

    Not bad at all

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  17. UnknownMay 13, 2021 at 11:30 AM

    Thenks for your assistance

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  18. UnknownOctober 1, 2021 at 7:19 AM

    nice points swty but too long



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  19. UnknownDecember 2, 2021 at 9:22 AM

    Nice points

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  20. UnknownDecember 3, 2021 at 6:12 PM

    Good points sir.most not be 20 to make up,it also depends on how you expanciate the points(each point =2mks)

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  21. UnknownMarch 16, 2022 at 6:52 AM

    Nce job

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  22. UnknownApril 14, 2022 at 11:48 PM

    I appreciate your services.

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