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The villi increases the surface area for the small intestine.

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Celiac Disease How long does it take for the villi hairs in the small intestine to heal it self?

Damaged villi of the small intestine will heal. Factors that need to be taken into consideration is how long the villi have been damaged, age of person and has reason for damaged been eliminated. A younger person with villi that has not been damaged long will see healthier villi in days to weeks. An older person with the same conditions may take months to a year to heal.


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.


What does does villi do in digestion?

The wall of the small intestine has folds that bear fingerlike prjections called villi. Villi in turn have projections called microvilli. The products of digestion are absorbed by microvilli and they enter the blood capillaries and the lacteals of the 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.