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