Question

What are villi? What is their location and function?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Villi are finger like projection lining the inner wall of small intestine and richly supply with blood capillaries.

location - Small intestine.

Function :

Their function is to increase the surface area in order to maximise the absorption of digested food.

Answer 2

Answer:

The inner wall of the small intestine have thousands of finger-like outgrowths. These are called villi. Villi are located in the small intestine. The villi increase the surface area for absorption of the digested food. Each villus has a network of thin and small blood vessels close to its surface. The surface of the villi absorbs the digested food materials.