intestinal villus

enteric villi

The tiny hair-like projections that protrude from the inside of the small intestine that contain blood vessels that capture digested nutrients that are absorbed through the intestinal wall; the villi increase the absorptive surface area of the small intestine by approximately 30-fold.

类型	Vessel
拉丁名称	enteric villi
FMA ID	15072

下级结构

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常见问题

What is the intestinal villus?

The tiny hair-like projections that protrude from the inside of the small intestine that contain blood vessels that capture digested nutrients that are absorbed through the intestinal wall; the villi increase the absorptive surface area of the small intestine by approximately 30-fold.

What is the Latin name for the intestinal villus?

The Latin name for the intestinal villus is enteric villi.

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