What is the difference between villi and microvilli?
Villi are finger-like folds of the intestinal wall; microvilli are much smaller projections on each villus cell — together they maximise absorption area.
Villi are finger-like folds of the intestinal wall; microvilli are much smaller projections on each villus cell — together they maximise absorption area. A reliable way to keep them apart is to focus on what each one is defined by, not just the similar-sounding words.
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villi vs microvilli
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