GENERAL HISTOLOGY

SMALL INTESTINE

BODY OF STOMACH

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Numerous fingerlike projections in the folds of the wall of the ileum is classified as
A
Bolus
B
Chyme
C
Bile
D
Villi
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Villi are the minute finger-like projections present in the inner wall of the small intestine that assist in the absorption of digested food. There are numerous villi spread all across the inner wall of the small intestine.

Detailed explanation-2: -The lining is highly folded to form microscopic finger-like projections called villi which increase the surface area to help with absorption.

Detailed explanation-3: -The finger-like projections found on the surface of the small intestine is known as villi. Villi increases the surface area of the small intestine to absorb the nutrients.

Detailed explanation-4: -On the surface of each columnar cell there are about 600 very fine projections called microvilli that further increase the absorptive area of each villus.

Detailed explanation-5: -Answer and Explanation: The projections which are present on the surface of some cells are celled Villi. The villi act like finger-like projection on the surface of the cells which are present in some specific types of the cell.

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