Question

suppose a person has a small intestine that has fewer villi than normal. Would the person most likely be overweight or underweight? Explain. this isnt actually biology this is 7th grade science the digestive and excretory system

Answer 1

The villi are responsible for digesting and metabolizing the food molecules that have passed thru the stomach, with liver and pancreas. If the villi are smaller in number than it typically should then it would cause the person to be possibly underweight.