Assertion: epithelium's projection | /r/Synonym | microvilli
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text: The cells on the apical surface contain multiple projections on their plasma membrane made of microtubules called microvilli
text: The superficial layer of cells can change from being cuboidal to appearing flattened when the organ is distended and contain a number of actin-based cytoplasmic projections known as microvilli.
text: The free end of the cells consists of finger-like projections called microvilli.
text: These cells are often seen with a ‘brush border’, where the apical surface of their plasma membrane is covered in minute actin-based projections called microvilli.
text: Villi are seen on the inner surface of the small intestine, and the smaller projections from cells of the epithelium are called microvilli.
text: In a very good section, it may appear striped, or "striated", because it is made up of finger-like projections called microvilli (seen at the electron microscopic level in EM #128, also in W pg 280, 14.25 a&b).