The ileum
- Created by: oliviaeve
- Created on: 27-04-16 09:25
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- The ileum
- up to 6m long
- Forms majority of the small intestine
- On the surface of the folds are villi
- villi and their epithelial cells have Microvilli
- Provides a very large surface area for diffusion
- villi and their epithelial cells have Microvilli
- Absorption
- diffusion
- minerals
- Facilitated diffusion
- INDIVIDUAL AMINO ACIDS pass into capillaries
- water soluble
- dissolve into plasma
- INDIVIDUAL AMINO ACIDS pass into capillaries
- Active transport
- Needs ATP
- Epithelial cells have many mitochondria
- AMINO ACIDS absorbed into cells by active transport
- Needs ATP
- Facilitated diffusion
- minerals
- Facilitated diffusion
- INDIVIDUAL AMINO ACIDS pass into capillaries
- water soluble
- dissolve into plasma
- INDIVIDUAL AMINO ACIDS pass into capillaries
- Active transport
- Needs ATP
- Epithelial cells have many mitochondria
- AMINO ACIDS absorbed into cells by active transport
- Needs ATP
- diffusion
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