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Villi are 1-2mm long and are one cell thick so absorbed food products can easily pass through them.There are millions of them so the total surface area is said to be 300cm square in area.
The villi and microvilli on them largely increase the area in contact with molecules like amibo acids and monosaccharides.The circular folds also increase the surface area, so decrease the distance the absorbed foos must travel.
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∙ 12y agoThe villi are located in the small intestine. The villi are small finger-like hairs inside the inermost layer of the small intestine. They absorb nutrients from the digested molecules and sent them through the circulatory system to be distributed throughout the body.
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∙ 12y agothe villi are small hairs inside the small intestine
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What are facts about nutrtion and your bodies?
villi is little bitty hair folecules that push your food along.
What structure enables the small intestine to absorb large amounts of nutrients?
villi
What are the three types of villi?
The three types of villi are: Intestinal villi-microscopic finger like projections on the inner surface of the ileum. Chorionic villi-villi on the outermost membrane of the foetus. Arachnoid villi-villi on the arachnoid membrane of the brain.
What is a easy definition for micro villi?
A micro villi is a micro villi
Are finger like projections of the mucosa?
Villi. Most absorbtion occurs in the ileum btw.
How do you make villi plural?
Villi is plural. One is Villus, many are Villi.
What drains cerebrospinal fluid in to venous blood in the dural sinus?
The Cerebrospinal Fluid is absorbed into the venous blood in the dural sinuses through the arachnoid villi. Arachnoid villi connect the subarachnoid space to the superior sagittal sinus.
Fingerlike projections in the intestines that absorb food?
-Villi The first answer is correct in the villi are very small finger like projections in the intestines but I would suspect the question refers to the appendix.
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
What are the tiny fingerlike projections inside the small intestine called?
The finger like projections that line the small intestine are called, Villi.
What are tiny fingerlike projections that cover the folds of the small intestines?
Villi. Also the Villi are covered in Micro-villi - just the same but smaller. The function of them is to increase surface area for absorption.
Do mammals have villi?
Yes, mammals have villi. An example is the villi in the intestines of humans which help to absorb nutrients.
