A condition causes the wall of a person's small intestine to become thicker than normal. The person drinks a glucose solution. The concentration of glucose in the person's blood rises more slowly than it would in a healthy person.
Suggest why the glucose concentration in the person's blood rises more slowly.
304 exam-style questions on AQA GCSE Biology 2.2 Animal tissues, organs and organ systems, covering 2.2.1 The human digestive system, 2.2.2 The heart and blood vessels, 2.2.3 Blood, 2.2.4 Coronary heart disease: a non-communicable disease, 2.2.5 Health issues, 2.2.6 The effect of lifestyle on some non-communicable diseases, and 2.2.7 Cancer. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.