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What are the finger-like structures that line the small intestine to absorb nutrients?
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∙ 10y ago
These finger- like structures are called villi. They serve to increase the surface area of the small intestine so that more nutrients can be absorbed faster.
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What are structures in the small intestine?
the tiny structures within the small intestine that absorb nutrients are called Villi
What are the small structures in the?
the tiny structures within the small intestine that absorb nutrients are called Villi
What do you call the hairlike structures that absorb nutrients located in the small intestine?
Villi.
What part of the body absorbs nutrients?
The system in the body that absorbs nutrients is the digestive system. Within the digestive system is the small intestine. When food passes through the small intestine, villi, absorb all of the nutrients the body needs from the food. Villi are small fingerlike projections in the small intestine that increase surface area and "reach" out to the food and absorb its nutrients. So, to answer your question, villi that are in the small intestine within the digestive system absorb what nutrients our body needs.
What fingerlike projections lining the small intestine that absorb food into the bloodstream?
Villi
What are fingerlike projections that absorb nutrients called?
intestinal villi (singular: villus)
What are the two jobs of the small intestine?
To absorb the nutrients from the food and send it to the large intestine
What helps the small intestine?
small intestine helps absorb nutrients
What happens to the nutrients before they leave the small intestine?
The nutrients absorb
How is the small intestine adapted to absorb the nutrients?
it is adapted to absorbing nutrients due to the villi present in the small intestine.
What happens to the nutrients right before they leave the small intestine?
The nutrients absorb
What is the role of the villi in the small intestine.?
The role of the villi in the small intestine is to absorb nutrients.
