Biology 13
In the previous posts, there's a video about the Villi.

More about the villi:


--> The inner walls of the small intestine is thrown into folds called villi.

--> It provides a large surface area for quicker absorption of digested food into the blood.

--> And each epithelial is further thrown into micro villi.

--> Hence, the walls of the small intestine (ileum) is definitely not smooth.

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How is the villi adapted to absorb food?

--> It is further thrown into micro-villi, increasing the absorption area.

--> Having a large surface area, it allows quick absorption of digested substances.

--> Each villus is also closely connected to a network of blood capillaries which sends digested food substances away quickly, forming a diffusion gradient.