Finger- Like Projections on the Walls of the Small Intestine

question 64

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Finger- like projections on the walls of the small intestine that increase the surface area to enhance nutrient absorption are called microvilli.

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Definitions:

Capillaries

The smallest blood vessels in the body's circulatory system, where the exchange of water, oxygen, carbon dioxide, and many other nutrient and waste substances occurs.

Transfers

The process of moving or conveying something from one place, person, or thing to another.

Human Systemic Circuit

The part of the cardiovascular system which carries oxygenated blood away from the heart to the body, and returns deoxygenated blood back to the heart.

Lungs

Pair of respiratory organs situated in the chest of vertebrates, responsible for oxygen intake and carbon dioxide expulsion.