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What does villi do in the body?
In the intestinal wall, the villi (with micro-villi on them) are used to increase the surface area (just like the inside of your lungs do). This means that in the relatively small space, a lot of the nutrients in the food you eat can be absorbed by them and then diffused into the blood stream.
What structure enables the small intestine to absorb large amounts of nutrients?
villi
What are the three types of villi?
The three types of villi are: Intestinal villi-microscopic finger like projections on the inner surface of the ileum. Chorionic villi-villi on the outermost membrane of the foetus. Arachnoid villi-villi on the arachnoid membrane of the brain.
What is a easy definition for micro villi?
A micro villi is a micro villi
Are finger like projections of the mucosa?
Villi. Most absorbtion occurs in the ileum btw.
How do you make villi plural?
Villi is plural. One is Villus, many are Villi.
What is the meaning of the word villi?
Villi are small, finger-like projections that line the small intestine and increase its surface area for nutrient absorption. They aid in the absorption of nutrients such as sugars, amino acids, and fatty acids into the bloodstream.
Do mammals have villi?
Yes, mammals have villi. An example is the villi in the intestines of humans which help to absorb nutrients.
Projection on the intestinal wall are called?
villi villi
What is the plural word for villus?
The noun 'villi' is the plural form of the singular noun 'villus'.
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 are the tiny fingerlike projections inside the small intestine called?
The finger like projections that line the small intestine are called, Villi.
