The structures that are surrounding the small intestine in the image are: stomach, ascending colon, cecum and appendix.
<h3>What is the small intestine?</h3>The small intestine will be part of the digestive system and it is the smallest part of the intestine, it will be after the stomach and before the ascending colon. It will be made up of three parts: duodenum, which is the one attached to the stomach, ileum, and jejunum.
Each of its parts is going to have certain specific functions related to digestion, absorption and have immunity as a function.
Among the characteristics of the small intestine, absorption stands out since its surface is created for better absorption, since it will have circular folds, intestinal villi and microvilli. These will increase the absorption surface, so it works better.
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