Question

The surface of villi absorbs the digested food

Answer 1

Answer:

Each villus has a network of capillaries and fine lymphatic vessels called lacteals close to its surface. The epithelial cells of the villi transport nutrients from the lumen of the intestine into these capillaries ( amino acids and carbohydrates) and lacteals (lipids).

Answer 2

Answer:

This is true

Explanation:

The surface of the small intestine wall is folded, and has projections called villi. Villi is the plural of villus. The epithelial cells that cover each villus themselves have projections called microvilli. These all increase the surface area over which digested food – now simple molecules