Plicae and intestinal villi

A) increase the absorptive surface area of the small intestine.
B) carry products of digestion that will not pass through the walls of blood capillaries.
C) produce new cells for the mucosa of the small intestine.
D) secrete digestive enzymes.
E) produce hormones.


A) increase the absorptive surface area of the small intestine.

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