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Small Intestine - Anatomy & Physiology (view source)
Revision as of 15:26, 9 July 2008
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*To mix content and transport chyme.
*To mix content and transport chyme.
*To digest chyme and absorb the products of digestion.
*Contraction of the two muscle layers facilitates mixing and transportation.
*Contraction of the two muscle layers facilitates mixing and transportation.
*There ane two types of muscle contraction:
*There are two types of muscle contraction:
**'''Segmental'''
**'''Segmental'''
***Rhythmic contraction of ''circular muscle''.
***Rhythmic contraction of ''circular muscle''.