<P> Intestinal villi ( singular : villus ) are small , finger - like projections that extend into the lumen of the small intestine . Each villus is approximately 0.5 -- 1.6 mm in length ( in humans ) , and has many microvilli projecting from the enterocytes of its epithelium which collectively form the striated or brush border . Each of these microvilli are much smaller than a single villus . The intestinal villi are much smaller than any of the circular folds in the intestine . </P>
<P> Intestinal villi ( singular : villus ) are small , finger - like projections that extend into the lumen of the small intestine . Each villus is approximately 0.5 -- 1.6 mm in length ( in humans ) , and has many microvilli projecting from the enterocytes of its epithelium which collectively form the striated or brush border . Each of these microvilli are much smaller than a single villus . The intestinal villi are much smaller than any of the circular folds in the intestine . </P>
where is the villi located in the small intestine
where is the villi located in the small intestine
the lumen
the lumen