Sentences with phrase «villi increase the surface area»

Villi increase the surface area available for absorbing nutrients.

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Villi are fingerlike projections that increase the intestine's surface area for nutrient absorption, Murray said.

Finally, the team grew the tissue in a three - dimensional system, which coaxed it into forming all the structures found in gut tissue, including the finger - like villi that protrude inwards to increase surface area, and recesses called crypts containing the intestinal stem cells that renew the gut lining weekly (Nature, DOI: 10.1038 / nature09691).

For example, humans» small intestines are covered with microscopic folds known as villi, which increase the gut's surface area for more efficient absorption of food nutrients.

The inner wall of the small intestine is lined with epithelial tissue covered in wrinkles and folds from which villi — microscopic fingerlike pieces of tissue — project, increasing the surface area for absorption.

✓ Adversely effects gastrointestinal function by causing increased shedding of the intestinal brush border membrane, reducing the surface area and accelerating cell loss and shortening of villi.