The terrain: Negev desert in the south; low coastal plain; central mountains; Jordan Rift Valley. For Jerusalem in January the daily average maximum temperatures is 18Â°C with the average minimum 8Â°C, while in June the average maximum is 31Â°C with a minimum of 19Â°C.
Microvilli are most often found in the small intestine, on the surface of egg cells, as well as on white blood cells. In the intestine, they work in conjunction with villi to absorb more nutrients and more material because they expand the surface area of the intestine.
enterocytes), and the mucosal surface of each of these cells is folded even further into microvilli. The combined folds, villi, and microvilli in the small intestine increase its surface area 600 times beyond that of a simple tube (Fig. 3-13). villi (singular, villus) The Â±ngerlike protrusions into the small intestine that participate in digestion and absorption of food. absorptive cells Also known as enterocytes; intestinal cells that line the villi and participate in nutrient absorption. microvilli Extensive folds on the muscosal surface of the absorptive cells.