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Absorption of the villi happens where?
Absorption of nutrients primarily occurs in the small intestine, specifically in the villi. The villi are finger-like projections that line the walls of the small intestine and help increase the surface area for absorption. Nutrients are absorbed into the bloodstream through the villi to be distributed throughout the body.
What do villi increase?
Villi increase the rapid absorption of food away from the small intestine.
How do the finger like structures relate to the function of the small intestine?
The finger-like structures in the small intestine, called villi, increase the surface area for absorption of nutrients. This allows for more efficient absorption of nutrients from digested food into the bloodstream.
What does villi serve to?
Absorption of digested food.
Hairline projections within the small intestine?
Villi, to increase the surface area for absorption.
Are finger like projections of the mucosa?
Villi. Most absorbtion occurs in the ileum btw.
What is found inside of the intestine that helps with absorption?
the villi
What makes absorption possible in the small intestine?
villi
What part of the small intestine is needed for absorption?
villi
What is the organ that has villi to absorb the nutrients?
The small intestine has villi to absorb nutrients. Villi are small projections that increase the possible surface area for absorption.
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.
Villi are found only in the?
Villi are found in the small intestines. They help with the absorption of vitamins and nutrients from the food eaten.
