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Both are found inside the small intestine, are microscopic, and are used to increase the surface area of the small intestine. Villi are tiny microscopic folds in the small intestine lining. Microvilli are little hairlike projections from individual epithelial cells of the small intestine. They have capillaries and a lacteal that lead to the circulatory and lymph systems to transport nutrients that are absorbed.
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What is difference between cilia and villi?
Cillia is found in the trachea whereas villi/microvilli is found in the lumen of the small intestine
What relationship exists between villi and microvilli?
Yes. A villi is a fingerlike structure in a small intestine that absorbes the nutrition from the food you ate. A microvilli is basically a villi on a villi which is what actually does the absorbing
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
What structure increase surface area for absorption of nutrients?
Microvilli, villi, plicae circulares, if choosing just one i would go with microvilli because the tremendously increase the surface area for absorption in the absorptive cell
What are villi microvilli and lacteals?
In the ileum, (3rd part of small intestine after the 1st, duodenum, then the 2nd, jejunum) is where the villi and microvilli are. The villi are folds of the illeum wall, and their purpose is to increase the surface area. They are finger-like projections. These folds, or finger-like projections, have further projections on their surface. So in other words the villi have villi on them. But they are called microvilli. They are also to further increase surface area. The villi and microvilli are there for absorption. This is where most of the absorption of the nutrients from digestion occur(a fraction in the stomach wall).These nutrients are absorbed by diffusion into a capillary in the villi. Except for the fatty acids, which are absorbed by the lacteal in the villi. The villi are very thin. This allows diffusion to occur easier as it is close to the surface. The capillary and lacteal are close to the surface for the same reason. The villi are also semi-permeable, allowing only certain molecules to diffuse, and not diffuse the other way round. The nutrients, absorbed by the capillary in the villi, are now in the blood stream where they can be used as energy and proteins are sent to the liver to be broken down into amino acids to be arranged into the protein again that the body wants. Eventually some nutrients become part of your tissue (assimilation)I hope this somewhat helps. :)but hey, im 16, what do I know. you may want to check I'm right. :)
What is difference between cilia and villi?
Cillia is found in the trachea whereas villi/microvilli is found in the lumen of the small intestine
What relationship exists between villi and microvilli?
Yes. A villi is a fingerlike structure in a small intestine that absorbes the nutrition from the food you ate. A microvilli is basically a villi on a villi which is what actually does the absorbing
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
Projections of the plasma membrane of a mucosal epithelial cell?
Villi
What would happen to your body's absorption rate of the intestines if villi had no microvilli?
If the villi of the intestines had no microvilli, the absorption rate of the intestines would be significantly reduced. Microvilli are tiny finger-like projections on the surface of the villi that increase the surface area for absorption. Without microvilli, there would be less surface area available for nutrients to be absorbed into the bloodstream, leading to a decrease in absorption efficiency.
What structurs increase the surface area in the small intestine?
the villi or villus or microvillus or microvilli or muscosal villi
What are the tiny fingers in the small intestine called?
They are called villi(plural for villus).
Are finger like projections of the mucosa?
Villi. Most absorbtion occurs in the ileum btw.
Nutrients in the small intestine enter the bloodstream by passing through?
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What finger like projections which increase the surface of the small intestine?
Villi or microvilli
What increase the free surface area of epithelium that absorb substances?
Villi and microvilli.
Which term doesn't belong villi plicae circulares rugae or microvilli?
rugae
