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the villi vastly increases the surface area for the absoption of food.

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What are the function of villi?

the villi are tiny finger-like protrusions lining the small intestines. Digested food passes the villi and broken-down food molecules are absorbed through a wall of cells, and into tiny blood vessels inside the villi called capillaries. Nutrient filled blood from the capillaries joins the main bloodstream in veins around the intestines, ready to be used in other parts of the body. Having villi lining the intestines ensures maximum absorption of nutrients through a huge surface area.


What helps move undigested waste materials to help the intestines function efficiently?

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What is the function of the villi in a frog?

Finger like folds in the intestines called villi and microvilli aid in the nutrients being absorbed into the bloodstream. The function of the villi in the frog is it helps with the digestion process.


What does the digestive system do for the circulatory system?

When your food is being digested and it is in your small intestines and the villi sucks up the nutrients it gives the nutrients to blood vessels which take it to your cells. Small intestines and villi are parts of digestive system. Blood vessels and cells are part of circulatory system.


What organ contains structures called villi?

Villi (singular villus) are finger-like structures that are found on the inner wall of small intestines. Villi function to absorb glucose, amino acids and water soluble vitamins by diffusion into the blood capillaries in the villi.


Are villi in the small intestines?

Correct, that's where the villi are located.


What are villi functions in digestion process?

you villi is in your small intestines.


Do mammals have villi?

Yes, mammals have villi. An example is the villi in the intestines of humans which help to absorb nutrients.


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.


What is the role of capillaries in villi?

Capillary in the villi are used to absorb the digested food and transport the food the the destination cell.


How villi help is digestion?

villi helps because it observers digested food in the small intestines


What is the difference between rugae and villi?

the rugae is found in the stomach. The villi is in the lining of the small intestines.