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Why is it useful to have lots of capillaries inside each of the villi? (villi are things on the inner surface of the small intestine)
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Why is it useful to have lots of capillaries inside each of the villi? (villi are things on the inner surface of the small intestine)
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This is probably to increase blood supply in the intestines. Blood is a transporter of digested food materials.
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