The result is formation of multiple villi and microvilli. Intestinal villi, with their branching projections and folds, increase the surface area for absorption tremendously. With a combination of ...

Villi and microvilli give the small intestine a much greater surface area than the large intestine. [16] Thus, bypassing of the duodenum and jejenum represents a large loss of surface area for ...

Each villus (individual villi) also has tiny microvilli, which are even smaller projections that also aid digestion. Tiny ...