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Which type of red blood cells lack a nucleus?
The red blood cells. This is because it will increase surface area for the absorption of oxygen.
What kind of a cell lines the small intestine and assembles fat?
The small intestine is lined with epithelial cells. These specialized cells have microvilli on their surface, which increase their surface area for absorption. These cells play a key role in the absorption of nutrients and fats from the digestive tract into the bloodstream.
Why are micro-villi an important modification?
Microvillus are tiny cellular membranes that through microscopic protrusions increase the surface area of cells and are involved in many cellular processes, such as absorption, secretion, and adhesion.
What is the advantage of the increased surface area in the small intestine?
Simply to increasing the efficiency of digestion and absorption.
What characteristic of these filaments helps with nutrient absorption?
large surface area
What has tiny fingerlike projects that increase a cells absorption capabilities by increasing its surface area?
Villi are tiny fingerlike projects that increase a cells absorption capabilities by increasing its surface area.
What is microvilli'?
Tiny projections on the free surface of some epithelial cells; increase surface area for absorption
How is ileum of a mammal adapted for the absorption of digested food?
1/ the lining has A a very large surface area. 2/ the length of the intestine (ileum 3.5m) help increase the surface surface area for absorption. 3/ millions of villi provide a large surface area in contact with the digested food. 4/ hundreds of micro villi on the surface cells (on each villus) increase the surface area for absorption. your welcome :)
Which type of red blood cells lack a nucleus?
The red blood cells. This is because it will increase surface area for the absorption of oxygen.
What kind of a cell lines the small intestine and assembles fat?
The small intestine is lined with epithelial cells. These specialized cells have microvilli on their surface, which increase their surface area for absorption. These cells play a key role in the absorption of nutrients and fats from the digestive tract into the bloodstream.
What are the folds of the plasma membrane that increase the cells surface area?
microvilli increase surface area for absorption
How would the absorption of food in the cells of small intestine be affected by a lack of folds?
There would be much less surface area for the digestion and absorption, so digestion and absorption would be slowed by a lot.
What is the purpose of the microvilli in the proximal convoluted tubule?
Microvilli are the finger like projections present on the outer surface of the cell. Their function is to increase the surface area of the cells through which the diffusion of materials both into and out of the cell occur. They are also involved in absorption, secretion and cellular adhesion.
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 does vill mean biologically?
Villi are tine hair like projections on the surface of intestinal epithelial cells. They increase the surface area of the cells and help in the process of absorption during digestion. Villi are not restricted to humans. They are found in a variety of mammalian organisms and their primary function is to increase the surface ares for absorption
What is microvillus?
it is a thin protuberance present in great abundance at the surface of some epithelial cells, notably in the gut, thus increasing the surface area available for absorption
Why are micro-villi an important modification?
Microvillus are tiny cellular membranes that through microscopic protrusions increase the surface area of cells and are involved in many cellular processes, such as absorption, secretion, and adhesion.
