Assertion: intestine's fold | /r/CapableOf | increase the surface area
Facets:
value: for absorption
type: PURPOSE
value: dramatically
type: MANNER
value: in all vertebrates
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Mucosal folds: The inside surface of the small intestine is not flat, but rather, comprised of circular folds that increase the surface area.
text: These folds not only increase surface area, but also slow down the transit of chyme through the small intestine, which gives the nutrients more time to be digested.
text: The lining of the small intestine includes microscopic folds to increase its surface area in all vertebrates, but only in mammals do these develop into true villi.
text: The inside surface of the small intestine is not flat, but rather, comprised of circular folds that increase the surface area.
text: These folds dramatically increase the surface area available for digestion and absorption.
text: The circular folds not only increase the surface area for absorption but also slow down the passage of luminal contents.
text: The inner mucosa membrane is convoluted in folds that increase the surface area for the absorption.