Microvillus

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Microvilli (sing.: microvillus) are microscopic cellular membrane protrusions that increase the surface area for diffusion and minimize any increase in volume, and are involved in a wide variety of functions, including absorption, secretion, cellular adhesion, and mechanotransduction.

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Image: Louisa Howard, Katherine Connollly - Dartmouth Electron Microscope Facility, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.