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a plicae is a fold of the skin whereas a rugae is an expandable fold of an internal organ e.g stomach

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Which term doesn't belong villi plicae circulares rugae or microvilli?

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A feature of the digestive epithelium that assists expansion of the organ is the pressence of?

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What are mucosal folds in the stomach called?

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Rugae of stomach?

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