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They are called villi.
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Why does the large intestine have many folds and bumps?
Becaus it does HaHAHAHAHA
Which comes first on the grasshopper the small intestine or large intestine?
Food enters the small intestine first. It enters the duodenum in the small intestine.
What describes the ileum of the small intestine?
The ileum of the small intestine is directly attached to the large intestine. It forms the majority of the small intestine. It is C-shaped and short. It is the middle portion of the small intestine. It is at the beginning of the small intestine.
Do earthworms have a large and small intestine?
Yes, an earthworm has a large intestine and a small intestine.
What is the inner wall of the villi line?
The small intestine is lined with microscopic fingerlike strutcures called villi which increase the surface area of the small intestine fo absorption. The spaces between villi are like a sieve that absorb the food particles into the bloodstream. There are three types of villi. Intestinal Villi which lines the intestines, Chorionic Villi which is on the outer most membrane of a fetus and Arachnoid Villi which is on the arachnoid membrane of the brain.
The lining of the small intestine is covered with fingerlike projections called?
It is the Villi
What are fingerlike projections in the small intestines called?
Fingerlike projections in the small intestine are called villi
What fingerlike projections lining the small intestine that absorb food into the bloodstream?
Villi
What does the lean body mass do as the body ages?
Projecting from the small intestine are microscopic fingerlike projections known as
WHAT ARE TINY FINGERLIKE PROJECTIONS THAT COVER THE FOLDS OF UR SMALL INTESTINE?
The villi are the tiny finger-like projections that cover the folds of the small intestine. The singular of villi is villus.
What are the tiny fingerlike projections inside the small intestine called?
The finger like projections that line the small intestine are called, Villi.
The small intestine is covered in millions of villi what are villi and what is their job?
Villi are fingerlike projection from a surface and in the intestine they are one cell thick with blood vessels and lacteal. The funciton is to increase the surface area of the intestine and so increasing the ammount of absorption.
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.
Which of the following modifications increases surface area in the small intestine with fingerlike extension of the mucosa?
They are called villi. And on their surfaces they have even smaller ones called microvilli.
What are fingerlike projections of cytoplasm?
Fingerlike projections of cytoplasm and known as pseudopod(s). Pseudopd organisms are typically found on in the microscopic subkingdom of Protozoa( genus Amoeba).
Does the large intestine have tiny bumps?
No.
Where does most of the water absorption during digestion take place?
The intestines, because what isn't absorbed comes out as a bowel movement.the small intestine has small finger like structures called villi which absorb the nutrients.the fingerlike structures help in increasing the surface area
