Villi

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What is the small intestine covered in?
Millions of villi
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What do villi increase?
The surface area
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Why is a large surface area good?
The digested food is absorbed into the blood more quickly
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Name a feautre of villi.
They have a single layer of surface cells
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What is the blood supply of the villi like?
They have a good blood supply to help quick absorption
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What do villi increase?

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The surface area

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Why is a large surface area good?

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Name a feautre of villi.

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What is the blood supply of the villi like?

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