Assertion: ileum's function | /r/HasProperty | to increase the amount of surface area
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Source sentences:
text: The functions of the plicae circulares, the villi, and the microvilli are to increase the amount of surface area available for the absorption of nutrients, and to limit the loss of said nutrients to intestinal fauna.
text: The function of the plicae circulares, the villi, and the microvilli is to increase the amount of surface area available for the absorption of nutrients.