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What does microvilli do in a cell?
Microvilli (singular: microvillus) are microscopic cellular membrane protrusions that increase the surface area of cells. They are involved in a wide variety of functions, including absorption, secretion, cellular adhesion, and mechanotransduction.
What is another name for microvilli?
Microvilli are also called Cilia
What is the role the microvilli?
Dogs
Are microvilli ciliated or nonciliated stratified columnar cells?
Microvilli cells are simple columnar epithelium. Stratified epithelia don't have cilia or microvilli because they are on the inner layers of epithelia. Think about it, cillia and microvilli are used to help the processes of absorption and secretion within the lumen. ex: upper respiratory tract.
Where can secretion and absorption be found in the body?
microvilli
What is the functions of simple columnar with microvilli?
Absorption of materials
What type of cell functions does the presence of microvilli typically indicate?
Microviili increase the plasma membrane surface area. They are generally found in absorptive cells. (e.g. intestinal cells)
Why cell needs microvilli like structures?
Microvilli are microscopic cellular membrane protrusions that increase the surface area of cells and are involved in a wide variety of functions, including absorption, secretion, cellular adhesion, and mechanotransduction.
Increase the membrane surface area?
You may be talking about microvilli.
What does microvilli do in a cell?
Microvilli (singular: microvillus) are microscopic cellular membrane protrusions that increase the surface area of cells. They are involved in a wide variety of functions, including absorption, secretion, cellular adhesion, and mechanotransduction.
What is true of cells that have similar functions?
What is true of cells that have similar functions?
What is the plural of microvilli?
Microvilli is plural and Microvillus is singular.
What is the function of the microvilli?
They are located in the small intestine and help with absorption of nutrients from digested food. They also increase a cells surface area
What are the folds of the plasma membrane that increase the cells surface area?
microvilli increase surface area for absorption
What is another name for microvilli?
Microvilli are also called Cilia
Are microvilli found in plants or animals?
microvilli are ONLY found in animals
What is the function of an epithelium that is smooth on its free surface compared to an epithelium with a folded free surface made up of micro-villi?
Secretion is one of epithelium's major functions. However, if there are microvilli, they are used for absorption. Regular epithelium would be in our skin, and epithelium with microvilli would be in the digestive tract.
