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24.10--Small Intestine

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Small Intestine   Most digestion and absorption of nutrients; Most surface area  
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Functions   1) Mix Chyme with digestive juices and absorption; perstalsis moves through 2) Completes digestion of carbs, protein, and lipids; begins and completes nucleic acids 3) Absorbs about 90% of nutrients and water  
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Plicae Circulares   Folds of Mucosa in Small Intestine; Epithelial tissue is lined with villi. Feature many goblet cells  
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Duodenum   First segment of small intestine; Brunner's glands in Submucosa  
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Brunner's Glands   Alkaline mucus to neutralize gastric acid in chyme from pylorus.  
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Submucosa of Small Intestine   Features Lacteal lymphatic vessels, and lymphatic tissue extends through muscularis mucosae into submucosa  
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Muscularis -- Segmentation   Type of peristalsis; Alternating contractions of circular smooth muscle fibers that produce segmentation; mixes chyme with digestive juices and brings food into contact with mucosa  
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Muscularis -- Migrating Motility Complex   Waves of Contraction and Relaxation of Circular and Longitudinal Smooth Muscle Fibers passing the length of small intestine  
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