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Where are villi present? What is their main function?

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Villi are small finger like projections arising from small intestine.
The villi increase the surface are of the intestine and helps in increased absorption from the digested food.

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Aleeee
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Villi refers to the numerous finger like projections on the inner wall of small intestine which help in the absorption of digested nutrients into circulatory system by increasing the surface area of absorption. Each villus has a lymph vessel and a blood vessel, out of which fatty acids and glycerols are absorbed in lymph while glucose and amino acids are absorbed in the blood.
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Bhakk
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Thx Mahak Sis
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villi are present on smallintestine..There function is that they increase surface area for food absorption and adding digestive secretions
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