1. By Mikayla Haynes and Ryder Coates

2.  About 20 feet long.  The center of your small intestine is behind your navel (belly button).  The small intestine has 3 parts:  The Dudenum  The Jejunum  The Ileum  The small intestine is 250 square meters- about the size of a tennis court.

3.  The small intestine absorbs nutrients and water from our food and drink.  The leftovers are sent to the large intestine.

4.  Amylase- Breaks down carbohydrates.  Protease- Breaks down proteins.  Lipase- Breaks down fats.

5.  Amyloisis  Celiac Sprue  Dysmotility  Infections  Inflammatory Bowel Disease  Intestinal Lymphoma  Peptic Ulcer  Tropical Sprue  Tumors  Whipple’s Disease

6.  Persistent Diarrhea  Rectal Bleeding  Abdominal Cramps and Pain  Constipation  Fevers  Loss of appetite  Weight loss  Crohn’s disease is incurable.

7. HealthyAffected with Crohn’s Disease

8.  Inflammatory cells infect villi.  Villi are unable to absorb nutrients.  Can affect the skin, joints, nervous system and heart.  Joint problems  Fever  Diarrhea  Weight Loss

9.  Tube is stuck into mouth and into upper intestinal track.  Tissue samples are taken and examined.

10.  http://www.webmd.com/digestive- disorders/picture-of-the-intestines  http://news.softpedia.com/news/5-Facts-About-the- Small-Intestine-76301.shtml  http://www.chp.edu/CHP/organs+intestine  http://www.news-medical.net/health/What-Does- the-Small-Intestine-Do.aspx  http://www.enzymeessentials.com  http://www.wisegeek.org/what-is-amylase.htm  http://www.ddc.musc.edu/public/symptomsDiseases /diseases/smallBowel.cfm  http://www.ccfa.org/what-are-crohns-and- colitis/what-is-crohns-disease/  http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/0 03889.htm