17th November 2016

VILLI AND ABSORPTION

LO: UNDERSTAND HOW VILLI ARE ADAPTED
TO ABSORB SUBSTANCES FROM FOOD.
 LEARNING OUTCOMES
• GOOD
- RECALL WHERE THE VILLI ARE FOUND.
• EXCELLENT
- DESCRIBE WHY THE VILLI ARE GOOD AT THEIR FUNCTION.
EXCELLENT
- EXPLAIN, USING GOOD LITERACY SKILLS, WHAT FEATURES
ALLOW THE VILLI TO ALLOW EFFICIENT ABSORPTION OF
FOOD.
RIGHT AND WRONG
ANSWERS
 QUESTION 1

•WHICH FOODS ARE BEST

FOR VITAMINS AND
MINERALS?
 QUESTION 2

•WHICH COUNTRIES IS
ANOREXIA MOST LIKELY TO
OCCUR IN?
 QUESTION 3

•WHERE IS SALIVA
MADE?
 QUESTION 4

•WHAT DISEASE CAN YOU GET

FROM A LACK OF VITAMIN C
IN YOUR DIET?
 QUESTION 5

•WHICH NUTRIENT DO YOU

NEED TO MAKE NEW CELLS
AND REPAIR OUR BODIES?
 QUESTION 6

•WHY DO WE NEED
FATS?
 QUESTION 7

•NAME A LIQUID WE NEED

THAT IS NOT A NUTRIENT.
 QUESTION 8

•WHAT IS THE TEST

FOR STARCH?
 QUESTION 9

•WHAT HAPPENS TO FOOD

IN THE LARGE INTESTINE?
 QUESTION 10

•WHERE ARE SMALL

MOLECULES ABSORBED
INTO THE BODY?
 ON POST IT NOTES,
WRITE DOWN
SOMETHING THAT YOU
KNOW ABOUT VILLI
 Small
Intestine

• THE SMALL INTESTINE ABSORBS DIGESTED FOOD. WHAT

DOES THIS MEAN?
• THE FOOD PASSES THROUGH THE WALLS OF THE SMALL
INTESTINE INTO THE BLOODSTREAM.
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WHAT IS THE FUNCTION OF THE SMALL
INTESTINE AND HOW IS IT ADAPTED TO
CARRY OUT ITS FUNCTION?
 WHAT IS THE FUNCTION OF THE
SMALL INTESTINE AND HOW IS IT
ADAPTED TO CARRY OUT ITS
FUNCTION? Inside wall
Villi Absorbed
Small intestine
Bloodstream
Digested food Rich blood
Surface area supply
Efficiently DIFFUSION
Capillaries Thin wall
small, soluble substances
_______________ molecules are ___________ in the ________ _____. This means that they
pass through the wall of the small intestine and into our _______________. Once in
the ______________, the digested food molecules are carried around the body to where they are
needed.

Only __________________ can pass across the wall of the small intestine.
______________________ cannot pass through.

The _____________ of the small intestine is lined with _________ These are small finger like
projections that increase the __________ _______. This allows absorption to happen quickly
and _____________. The walls are also extremely ________ only one cell thick, and so can pass
food into the bloodstream much more quickly. They also contain ____________________ with
many _________________ to carry away the absorbed food molecules.

The blood supply has a lower concentration of food molecules and so __________ occurs
quickly.
Digested food molecules are absorbed in the small intestine. This means that they pass through
the wall of the small intestine and into our bloodstream. Once in the bloodstream, the digested
food molecules are carried around the body to where they are needed.

Only small, soluble substances can pass across the wall of the small intestine. Large insoluble
substances cannot pass through.

The inside wall of the small intestine is lined with villi. These are small finger like projections
that increase the surface area. This allows absorption to happen quickly and efficiently. The
walls are also extremely thin, only one cell thick, and so can pass food into the bloodstream
much more quickly. They also contain a rich blood supply with many capillaries to carry away
the absorbed food molecules.

The blood supply has a lower concentration of food molecules and so diffusion occurs quickly.