a: small intestine ~
b: a plush carpet
What:
"Normally, your small intestine is like a plush carpet lined with finger-like villi that absorb crucial nutrients from food. When you have Celiac disease, those villi flatten out and the intestinal carpet looks more like a hardwood floor; and you can no longer absorb nutrients properly."
Useful?
Writer: Not Stated
LCC:
Where:
Date: Jan 26 2015 7:34 PM
# 7147 Critique Analogy