Intestinal villi (singular:
villus) are small, finger-like projections that protrude from the
epithelial lining of the
small intestine's walls. Each villus is approximately 0.5-1.6 mm in length, and has many
microvilli projecting from the
enterocytes of its
epithelium which collectively form the striated or
brush border. Each of these microvilli are much smaller than a single villus. The intestinal villi are much smaller than any of the circular folds in the intestine.