answersLogoWhite

0

No, a paper towel would not be a good representation of villi. Villi are finger-like projections in the lining of the small intestine that increase surface area for nutrient absorption. A better comparison would be to think of villi as tiny shaggy carpet fibers that help in absorbing nutrients from food passing through the intestine.

User Avatar

AnswerBot

1y ago

What else can I help you with?

Related Questions

What would not be found in the stomach?

Villi


Would having fewer villi in you small intestine make you underweight or overweight?

they would be underweight because they would have fewer villi and it is FEWER than normal


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 would a villi job be?

a villi is a finger-like organ normally found in the intestine which have ripples. the ripples on the villi that held the nutrition from the foods we eat and disaperse them troughout the body a little at a time.


Can you live without villi?

No, villi are essential for nutrient absorption in the small intestine. Without villi, nutrients would not be absorbed properly, leading to malnutrition and other health issues.


What do villi do in the small intestine?

Surface area is the amount of surface that is exposed in a space. For instance, a sheet of flat paper covers the same amount of area as a bigger piece of crumpled up paper, but the bigger piece of paper has more surface area. Folding and crumpling surfaces up makes it easy to fit more surface area into a smaller space. Since villi are very tiny folds that stick out from the small intestines, more surface area is fit inside a smaller space. If you were to "flatten out" all the little villi of the small intestines it would cover a football field. Not so if the inside of the intestine were smooth.


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


How would a lack of villi affect a persons health?

idghosdghdgjshd


Are finger like projections of the mucosa?

Villi. Most absorbtion occurs in the ileum btw.


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.