Select what is not true of intestinal villi among followings.

They possess microvilli.

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They increase the surface area.

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They are supplied with capillaries and the lacteal vessels.

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They only participate in digestion of fats.

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Solution

The correct option is B They only participate in digestion of fats.
Intestinal villi are the numerous small finger-shaped projections which increase the absorptive surface area, they contain abundant blood capillaries and lymph vessels, they do not participate in the digestion of fats but helps in absorption of fats and other food substances.

So, the correct option is 'They only participate in the digestion of fats.'

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