NEET2010ZoologyStructural Organisation in AnimalsActual
Microvilli of intestinal epithelium are similar in function with
Options
- Atyphlosole in earthworm
- Bhepatic caecae in cockroach
- Cintestinal caecum in earthworm
- DMalpighian tubules in cockroach.
Correct answer
A. typhlosole in earthworm
Step-by-step solution
Microvilli increases absorptive surface area. Typhlosolar region in earthworm is the middle region of the intestine which runs from 27^ th segment upto 23-25 segments infront of the anus. In this region mid-dorsal wall of the intestine is thrown into a longitudinal fold which is known as typhlosole. The typhlosole increases the absorptive surface of the intestine.