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The Small Intestine.
Villi lines the wall of the small intestine.

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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 structure enables the small intestine to absorb large amounts of nutrients?

villi


What are fingerlike projections that absorb nutrients called?

Fingerlike projections that absorb nutrients in the small intestine are called villi. Villi increase the surface area of the intestinal lining, allowing for better absorption of nutrients 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.


What is the role of the villi in the small intestine.?

The role of the villi in the small intestine is to absorb nutrients.


Are villi's hairlike extensions that sweep impurities out of the respiratory tract?

No. Villi help to absorb nutrients.


What do you call projections that absorb nutrients in the small intestines?

villi


What adaptations do the villi in the small intestine have?

the villi have very thin walls which makes it easy for it to absorb the nutrients, and also it has microvilli on the surface of the villi which greatly increases the surface area of which nutrients can be absorbed


Where are the villi found?

the villi arr found in the small intestine and are used to absorb any nutrients from the bolus (food) into the bloodstream


How does villi work in the small intesine?

The villi massively increase the surface area of the small intestine to ensure efficient and rapid absorption of nutrients.


What do you call the hairlike structures that absorb nutrients located in the small intestine?

Villi.


What Small hair like parts absorb nutrients from the food in your intestines?

The small hair-like parts that absorb nutrients from food in the intestines are called villi. Villi are finger-like projections that line the walls of the small intestine and increase surface area for nutrient absorption. Nutrients are absorbed into the bloodstream through the villi and are then circulated throughout the body.