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Classify the statements about the gastrointestinal wall at left according to whe

ID: 3481994 • Letter: C

Question

Classify the statements about the gastrointestinal wall at left according to whether they are true or false True False The venous drainage from the small intestine does not empty directly Epithelial cells that line the gastrointestinal tract are into the vena cava but passes first to incapable of cell division. the spleen. Goblet cells are interspersed within the epithelium of the Most of the fat absorbed in the small intestine mucosa, and theseenters the capillary network within the cells secrete mucus to lubricate the wall of the small intestine center of each intestinal villus. The human smallThe gastrointestinal tract has a variety of intestine's total surface area is roughly the area immune functions, allowing it to produce antibodies and fight of a tennis court.infectious organisms. Material absorbed by the lacteals does not reach the cells are at the base of the villi, and they secrete hormones togen control a wide varietyand instead directly of gastrointestinal functions. exits the body in urine Reset

Explanation / Answer

True:: goblet cells are..

enteroendocrine..

most of the fat..

epithelial cells that

human small intestine's total ...

False:: the venous drainage..

the GI tract has a variety...

material s absorbed by the lacteal...

(only first few words are written, each under true/false heading)