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Absorption of glucose in the ileum
=
How does small intestine increase the rate of movement across membranes ?



ileum micro villi
The epithelial cells lining the
possess

.




.
Micro villi provide more surface area for the insertion of

carrier proteins through which diffusion , facilated diffusion
and active transport can take
place .




of and
Increasing the number protein channels carrier proteins





in the membrane also increases rate of movement .




what is the role of diffusion in absorption ?


and in diet
When eat
carbohydrates proteins and
digested this would
'
we our are ,



GREATER of and acids
cause a concentration
glucose amino within the ileum than in


the blood .




As cells for &
glucose is used up by higher ileum
.




to ATP it concentration
respiration continuously produce ,


diffusion
helps to maintain the concentration

gradient between the inside of ileum lower 1 /
blood
and the blood .
concentration


This increases the rate of movement
diffusion epithelial cell surface membranes
by facilated across
-



.




do need transport absorption if diffusion of it ?
Why we active in takes care




This is because best diffusion results the concentrations either side of the
at
only


in
,


diffusion
intestinal epithelium becoming equal .
( does not continue
occurring when
concentrating of both

sides )
are
equal
available and acids in small intestine absorbed
glucose
Not all amino the is
'
-
.
.




i. Active needed to absorb the and
transport is
remaining glucose amino acids .




Terminology
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Different types of cell membrane transport proteins

substance direction UNRORT ANTIPORT SYMPORT
Uniport
• one one
: ,

=
0 0 0
• Anti port : two substrates , opposite direction 0 7
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G
direction


s#nport : two substrates , same




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