Villi Explained

The process of transferring nutrients from the digestive system to the blood is called ___?

• absorption

• mechanical digestion

• chemical digestion

• elimination

Starch is an example of a polysaccharide.

Therefore sugar is an example of a ___.

• monosaccharide

• polymer

• nutrient

• sweet

The digestive system breaks down proteins into what?

What lines the small intestine?

What do the villi increase in the small intestine? Check all that apply.

• surface area

• rate of absorption

• mechanical digestion

• elimination

What nutrient is absorbed by the lacteal (lymphatic vessels) in the center of the villus?

Most nutrients are absorbed by the __.

• capillaries

• lacteal

• large intestine