5. What are villi? What is their location and function?
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What is their location and function? Solution 5: Villi are small finger-like projections found inside the inner walls of the small intestine. They v increase the surface area for absorption of the digested food. ... The surface of the villi absorbs the digested food materials.
What are villi?
Villi are small finger-like projections located in the walls of the small intestine. Their function is to increase the surface area in order to maximise the absorption of digested food. Each villus consists of arteries, veins, a complex capillary system and a lymphatic vessel called lacteal.
What is their function?
▶Their function is to increase the surface area of the small intestinal wall for absorption of the digested food.
▶These projections absorb the protein molecules and help in the transfer of the proteins to all cells and tissues.