Neco Model Questions Vol1 2018 Biology Question 22
Practice objective / multiple choice question 22 from the 2018 Neco Model Questions Vol1 Biology examination.
The small intestine is a cylindrical tube 6 m long with an internal diameter of 2 cm. Its inner surface area is increased 600‑fold by villi and microvilli. If the rate of glucose absorption per cm² of plain intestinal wall is \(0.5\ \mu\text{mol min}^{-1}\) when the concentration gradient is 10 mM, calculate the total amount of glucose absorbed per minute by the whole small intestine.
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This is Neco Model Questions Vol1 2018 Biology Question 22. It is one of the objective questions from the 2018 Neco Model Questions Vol1 Biology examination.
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