NEET Biology question

Not in NEET syllabus

Select what is not true of intestinal villi among the following.

(A)They possess microvilli
(B)They increase the surface area
(C)They are supplied with capillaries and the lacteal vessels
(D)They only participate in digestion of fatsCorrect

Answer: (D)

Solution

Intestinal villi bear microvilli on their epithelial (brush-border) surface, which greatly increases the absorptive surface area (a, b both true), and each villus is supplied by both blood capillaries and a central lymphatic capillary, the lacteal (c, true).

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