The document provides guidance for an IB Biology course on the digestive system. It outlines six understandings about the small intestine, including that circular and longitudinal muscles mix food and enzymes and move it along, the pancreas secretes digestive enzymes, and villi absorb digested monomers. It also lists two applications, including the processes of starch digestion and transport to the liver, and using dialysis tubing to model absorption. Finally it provides guidance on two skills, producing an annotated diagram of the digestive system and identifying tissue layers in the small intestine.