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What increase the surface area of food small intestine esophagus gallbladder or teeth?
Small intestine
What finger-like projections increase the surface of the small intestine?
Villi.
Which structure does not serve to increase surface area in the small intestine?
Villi
What is purpose of the plica circularis and intestinal villi?
Depending on where the villi are located, they generally increase absorption surface area. (Such as the villi in the small intestine.)The villi is a kind of protection around the small intestine that makes the space bigger for more molecules to enter. You can not see the villi with a naked eye.It is shaped like little fingers pointing out from the intestine, if you have coeliac disease then they may become damaged and swollen.
What is the function of projection?
They increase the surface area of small intestine and thus, increase the rate of absorption of food...
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 modification of the small intestine wall that serves to increase surface area?
Villi
What finger like projections which increase the surface of the small intestine?
Villi or microvilli
What structure helps increase the surface area available for absorption?
The intestinal wall has invaginations (or dips) that have a much larger surface ares compared to a simple tube
A high density of microvilli is to be expected especially on the surface of epithelial cells located in the?
Small intestine, where microvilli increase the surface area for absorption of nutrients.
Finger-like extensions increasing surface area in small intestine?
Microvilli are finger-like projections that increase the surface area in the small intestine.
Why is the lining of the intestine rough?
Lining of your intestine is not smooth. Nature has adapted various methods to increase the surface area of the intestine. The surface has become grossly uneven due to this factor. The surface area of the small intestine is about 2750 square feet. That is why the surface becomes rough, although the lining is made of very soft epithelium.
