Definition of Microvilli. Meaning of Microvilli. Synonyms of Microvilli

- Microvilli (sg.: microvillus) are microscopic cellular membrane protrusions that increase the surface area for diffusion and minimize any increase in volume...
- many microvilli projecting from the enterocytes of its epithelium which collectively form the striated or brush border. Each of these microvilli are about...
- nanometers. Because individual microvilli are so small and are tightly packed in the brush border, individual microvilli can only be resolved using electron...
- collared flagellates, having a funnel shaped collar of interconnected microvilli at the base of a flagellum. Choanoflagellates are capable of both a****ual...
- cell modifications. They are distinct from cilia and microvilli, but are closely related to microvilli. They form single "finger-like" projections that may...
- referred to as the juxtaparanodal region. The nodes are encapsulated by microvilli stemming from the outer aspect of the Schwann cell membrane in the PNS...
- densely packed microvilli forming a border readily visible under the light microscope giving the brush border cell its name. The microvilli greatly increase...
- serve to increase the mucosal surface area tenfold. (Intestinal villus) Microvilli covering the apical surface of the enterocytes increase the absorptive...
- not microtubules. They are structurally and molecularly more similar to microvilli than to true cilia.[dubious – discuss] Pseudostratified columnar epithelia...
- where the majority of digestion takes place. Microscopic projections, microvilli, increase the surface area of the wall to absorb nutrients. In the hindgut...