Question

Short answer questions: 1. What are villi? What is their location and function?​

Answer 1

Explanation:

Villus, plural villi, in anatomy any of the small, slender, vascular projections that increase the surface area of a membrane. ... The villi of the small intestine project into the intestinal cavity, greatly increasing the surface area for food absorption and adding digestive secretions.

Villi increase the internal surface area of the intestinal walls making available a greater surface area for absorption.

Answer 2

Answer:

Definition. The tiny projections on the inner surface of the small intestine which help in absorbing the digested food are called villi. These helps to increase the surface area of intestinal walls.