This sample menu for a day gives you 37 grams of fiber: 1  Breakfast: whole-grain bran flake cereal (5 grams of fiber), half a banana (1.5 grams of fiber), and skim milk. 2  Snack: 24 almonds (3.3 grams of fiber) and a quarter cup of raisins (1.5 grams of fiber)
1 large circular folds called plicae circulares (shown in the diagram to the right), most numerous in the upper part of the small intestine. 2  smaller folds called villi, which are finger like mucosal projections, about 1mm long.o aid in digestion and absorption: 1  the small intestine secretes enzymes and has mucous producing glands. 2  The pancreas and liver also deliver their exocrine secretions into the duodenum. 3  The mucosa is highly folded.
Overview. The small intestine (small bowel) lies between the stomach and the large intestine (large bowel) and includes the duodenum, jejunum, and ileum. The small intestine is so called because its lumen diameter is smaller than that of the large intestine, although it is longer in length than the large intestine.hysiologic Anatomy. From the point of view of absorption of important nutrients, the proximal jejunum and distal ileum are more important; the distal jejunum and proximal ileum (mid-small bowel) can be more easily sacrificed without much disturbance of absorption.