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Small Intestine - Anatomy & Physiology (view source)
Revision as of 16:33, 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.
*To secrete emzymes for the digestion 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.
***Transports chyme through the small intestine but contractions can be weak to allow time for absorption
***Transports chyme through the small intestine but contractions can be weak to allow time for absorption
*When a peristaltic ‘’wave’’ of contraction reaches the end of the ileum, another starts in the duodenum. This is known as a ''migrating myoelectric complex''.
*When a peristaltic ‘’wave’’ of contraction reaches the end of the ileum, another starts in the duodenum. This is known as a ''migrating myoelectric complex''.
===Regulation===