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What are the small hair like organs lining the small intestines called?
villi
What is the difference between rugae and villi?
the rugae is found in the stomach. The villi is in the lining of the small intestines.
What are the function of villi?
the villi are tiny finger-like protrusions lining the small intestines. Digested food passes the villi and broken-down food molecules are absorbed through a wall of cells, and into tiny blood vessels inside the villi called capillaries. Nutrient filled blood from the capillaries joins the main bloodstream in veins around the intestines, ready to be used in other parts of the body. Having villi lining the intestines ensures maximum absorption of nutrients through a huge surface area.
How is surface area maximized in the stomach and small intestines?
The stomach lining is quite smooth. The small intestine is lined with villi which increases surface area. Think of villi as little round popsicle sticks protruding from the lining.
What are the walls of the small intestine covered with?
The lining is plicae circulares, and the raised finger-like parts of the lining are called villi. Villi's adsorb carbohydrates through their membranes and capillaries within carry the nutrients off to the rest of your body.
What finger like projections lining the small intestines which increase surface area?
Villi (plural). Pronounced "vill-eye".
Are villi in the small intestines?
Correct, that's where the villi are located.
What are villi functions in digestion process?
you villi is in your small intestines.
What is a lining if the small intestine?
the lining of the small intestine has folds, and are covered with finger-like projections called villi, which are covered with thousands of micro-villi
What are the finger-like projections in the intestines?
The finger-like projections in the small intestines are called villi & they are present in the small intestine to increase the surface area of the intestinal wall. A greater surface area allows the intestines to absorb more nutrients from the digested food into the blood stream. Villi are prominent in the small intestines because this is where majority of the absorption of nutrients occur. Villi also play a small role in the digestion of food.
In the small intestines were are the villi found?
They are all Over the small intestine.
What are the small bumps in the small intestines that absorb food called?
Villi
