Which of the following is true regarding the difference between the mucosa of the small and large intestines?
A. The small intestine has simple columnar epithelium and the large intestine does not.
B. The large intestine has larger circular folds than the small intestine.
C. They both have villi, but only the small intestine has microvilli.
D. The small intestine has deeper intestinal crypts than the large intestine.
E. Intestinal crypts are only found in the large intestine.
Answer: D
You might also like to view...
In birds and mammals, blood pressures are different between the pulmonary and systemic circuits. Which one is greater? Why is the difference advantageous?
What will be an ideal response?
A 50-year-old man presents with a painful penile erection that has persisted for the past several hours. He is conscious, but restless, and his vital signs are stable. Which of the following conditions could cause his clinical presentation?
A) Renal failure B) Head trauma C) Cocaine abuse D) Nitroglycerin use
Receptors
a. respond to various physical or chemical changes in their environment b. change other forms of energy into receptor potentials c. respond more readily to their adequate stimulus d. are found at the peripheral endings of afferent neurons e. exhibit all of the above
The digestive system filters wastes from the blood.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)