O-LevelBiologyHuman Nutrition5090/12 · May/June 2023 · Q131 Mark
A person who has coeliac disease has flattened villi in their ileum. If a person with coeliac disease eats the same quantity and types of food as a disease-free person, they will have lower levels of glucose in their hepatic portal vein. Which row explains this?
Acapillaries do not absorb the glucose molecules: yes, the surface area of the ileum is reduced: yes
Bcapillaries do not absorb the glucose molecules: no, the surface area of the ileum is reduced: yes
Ccapillaries do not absorb the glucose molecules: no, the surface area of the ileum is reduced: no
Dcapillaries do not absorb the glucose molecules: yes, the surface area of the ileum is reduced: no
✓ Correct answer
C: capillaries do not absorb the glucose molecules: no, the surface area of the ileum is reduced: no
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