Intestinal microvilli. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of microvilli from the small intestine. These tiny structures form a dense brush-li

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Intestinal microvilli. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of microvilli from the small intestine. These tiny structures form a dense brush-like covering on the absorptive surfaces of the cells lining the small intestine. These cells absorb nutrients from digested food through these microvilli. There are billions of microvilli in a small intestine. Magnification: x7700 when printed at 10 centimetres wide.

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Photo credit: © STEVE GSCHMEISSNER/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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Keywords: absorption, absorptive, anatomical, anatomy, biological, biology, blue, body, coloured, digestion, digestive, false-colour, false-coloured, healthy, human, intestinal, intestine, microvilli, microvillus, multiple, normal, nutrients, nutrition, sem, small, system