Question

What are villi? What are their location and function?

Answer 1

Answer:

Villi are the finger-like projections found on the walls of the small intestine. The function of villi is to increase the surface area of food available for absorption.

Answer 2

Answer:

Explanation:

The inner surface of the small intestine has numerous finger-like projections called villi (Singular villus).

Villi increase the surface area which helps in absorption of the digested food especially fatty acids and glycerol. Also, the blood vessels in that help in absorbing the nutrients into the blood.