QUESTIONS 



QUESTIONS ON CHAPTER IV 



What conditions are present in the alimentary canal that favor filtration 

 and osmosis? 



Give proofs that epithelial cells are active during absorption. 



What paths may absorbed products take in their passage into the blood? 



Discuss the absorption that takes place in the stomach. 



What conditions in the small intestine favor absorption? 



What is the path taken by absorbed protein? 



In what form do proteins appear in the blood? 



Where are they changed? 



What is the fate of peptones and proteoses injected into the blood? 



Give the path taken by absorbed carbohydrates. 



How are fats absorbed? 



Trace the path of fats from the intestinal lumen into the blood. 



Discuss the absorption of water in the small intestine. 



What paths do water and salts take in absorption? 



Discuss the absorption that takes place from the large intestine. 



What change in the consistency of the contents of large and small intes- 

 tine is brought about by absorption? 



