ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY
DIGESTION IN HUMANS
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Which of the following statement is FALSE?
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Microvilli help to increase rate of absorption
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Lacteals transport recombined fats to the liver
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Each villus is made of one-cell thick epithelium
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There are very few blood capillaries in the villi for absorption
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -So, the correct option is ‘They only participate in the digestion of fats. ‘
Detailed explanation-2: -The villi are the finger like projections present on the inner surface of small intestine. It increases the surface area of absorption. The digested food is retained in folds for a longer time and thus enhance the absorption.
Detailed explanation-3: -The villi in the small intestine provide a large surface area with an extensive network of blood capillaries. This makes the villi well adapted to absorb the products of digestion by diffusion and active transport. Each villus is covered in many microscopic microvilli.
Detailed explanation-4: -So the correct answer is ‘Monoglycerides’.
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