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The villi of the small intestine allow for an increase in the rate of?
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9 What is the function of the rugae in the stomach and villi in the small intestine?
both rugae and villi are specialized "folds". the rugae allow your stomach to expand when you eat (like a balloon) and the villi increase the surface area in your small intestine for nutrient absorption
What is the organ that has villi to absorb the nutrients?
The small intestine has villi to absorb nutrients. Villi are small projections that increase the possible surface area for absorption.
Microvilli on the surface of the villi greatly increase the internal surface area of the?
small intestine
What is the inner wall of the villi line?
The small intestine is lined with microscopic fingerlike strutcures called villi which increase the surface area of the small intestine fo absorption. The spaces between villi are like a sieve that absorb the food particles into the bloodstream. There are three types of villi. Intestinal Villi which lines the intestines, Chorionic Villi which is on the outer most membrane of a fetus and Arachnoid Villi which is on the arachnoid membrane of the brain.
What is the small finger-like bumps in the small intestine?
They are called villi.
What do villi increase?
Villi increase the rapid absorption of food away from the small intestine.
9 What is the function of the rugae in the stomach and villi in the small intestine?
both rugae and villi are specialized "folds". the rugae allow your stomach to expand when you eat (like a balloon) and the villi increase the surface area in your small intestine for nutrient absorption
Hairline projections within the small intestine?
Villi, to increase the surface area for absorption.
How do the finger like structures relate to the function of the small intestine?
If you mean the hairs on the cells they are villi and micro-villi
Which structure does not serve to increase surface area in the small intestine?
Villi
What finger-like projections increase the surface of the small intestine?
Villi.
What is the organ that has villi to absorb the nutrients?
The small intestine has villi to absorb nutrients. Villi are small projections that increase the possible surface area for absorption.
What are the finger like projections in the small intestine that act to increase the surface for absorption?
finger like projections in small intestine are called villi to increase surface area for absorption of food in small intestine.
What structurs increase the surface area in the small intestine?
the villi or villus or microvillus or microvilli or muscosal villi
What part is the digestive system villi found?
the villi are small finger-like creases on the small and large intestines. they are used to increase the area for absorption.
Villi are present in small intestine why?
Vili are present to increase the surface area of the small intestine. This allows more digestion to happen in the small intestine.
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
