villi are located on the surface of the intestine. From LearnThat.org.
The lining of the intestine is made up of peaks known as villi and valleys called crypts. From Wordnik.com. [PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories] Reference
In the alimentary canal are certain pointed eminences called villi, and certain ridges called valvuloe conniventes. From Wordnik.com. [The Poet at the Breakfast-Table] Reference
Inside the small intestines are small finger like projections called villi, that help take the nutrients out of the food. From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
The human bowel is lined with millions of projections called villi that facilitate the efficient absorption of nutrients. From Wordnik.com. [The Autoimmune Epidemic] Reference
Its lining is made up of millions of leaflike structures called villi, which in turn are covered with millions of microvilli. From Wordnik.com. [Gut Reactions] Reference
The disease damages structures in the lining of the small intestine called villi, impairing the body's absorption of nutrients. From Wordnik.com. [China Post Online - Taiwan , News , Taiwan newspaper] Reference
The disease damages structures in the lining of the small intestine called villi, which in turn impairs the body's absorption of nutrients. From Wordnik.com. [CTV News RSS Feed] Reference
The placenta • Finger like extensions called villi project from the embryo into the lining of the uterus eventually forming the placenta. From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
The first cloth (with 'villi') soaked up much more water. From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
Celiac disease causes the 'villi' to be flattened when gluten is eaten. From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
These villi are covered in cells: Quigley EM, Quera R. From Wordnik.com. [The Autoimmune Epidemic] Reference
In ruminants, the villi are grouped at certain points. From Wordnik.com. [Common Diseases of Farm Animals] Reference
But these images are the villi inside the small intestine. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 22, 2009] Reference
The villi are adapted especially for the absorption of fat. From Wordnik.com. [A Practical Physiology] Reference
Every single tiny villi in my intestines just started crying. From Wordnik.com. [Jamie Frevele: Tom DeLay: Making the Saints Cry One Rumba at a Time] Reference
Without functioning villi, the body stops absorbing food properly. From Wordnik.com. [Waiter, Please Hold the Wheat] Reference
It is through these villi that the digested food passes into the blood. From Wordnik.com. [A Practical Physiology] Reference
Have they removed bits of your intestine to check for damaged villi microvilli? yet?. From Wordnik.com. [The Doctor is in, but I am OUT] Reference
The villi become inflamed, eventually shriveling up, flattening out or even disappearing. From Wordnik.com. [Waiter, Please Hold the Wheat] Reference
This reaction causes destruction of the villi in the small intestine, resulting in malabsorption of nutrients. From Wordnik.com. [About Celiac Disease] Reference
This reaction causes destruction of the villi in the small intestine, with resulting malabsorption of nutrients. From Wordnik.com. [Frequently Asked Questions] Reference
The villi are structures especially adapted to the work of absorption, and they are found only in the small intestine. From Wordnik.com. [Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools] Reference
Normally, nutrients are absorbed in the small intestine, which is lined with tiny fingerlike projections called villi. From Wordnik.com. [Zeroing In On Gluten] Reference
The mucous coat, however, has no folds, or villi, but numerous closely set glands, like some of those of the small intestine. From Wordnik.com. [A Practical Physiology] Reference
At the end of the first month of development, projections chorionic villi extend into your uterine lining, becoming a primitive placenta. From Wordnik.com. [Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn] Reference
Intestina villi (left), the minute projections from the mucous membrane of the small intestine, which are primarily affected by the toxin. From Wordnik.com. [Nobelprize.org: The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1994] Reference
These villi are covered in cells that are constantly being shed and renewed—around a thousand billion cells are shed from them every day. From Wordnik.com. [The Autoimmune Epidemic] Reference
In places where the villi are damaged, the body is unable to absorb nutrients. From Wordnik.com. [Yahoo! Weather - Lexington, KY] Reference
When damaged, the villi are unable to absorb food properly, causing an upset stomach. From Wordnik.com. [Home | Mail Online] Reference
That leads to a truncating of the villi lining the small intestine (called villous atrophy). From Wordnik.com. [ScienceBlogs Channel : Life Science] Reference
Complete paragraph and label diagram of the villi on the sheet 'Getting food into your body.'. From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
Special set of lymph capillaries in villi of small intestine = Lacteals www. freelivedoctor.com. From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
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