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Villi are 1-2mm long and are one cell thick so absorbed food products can easily pass through them.There are millions of them so the total surface area is said to be 300cm square in area.
The villi and microvilli on them largely increase the area in contact with molecules like amibo acids and monosaccharides.The circular folds also increase the surface area, so decrease the distance the absorbed foos must travel.
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What are facts about nutrtion and your bodies?
villi is little bitty hair folecules that push your food along.
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.
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 villi means?
"Villi " is not a word in English language.
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.
