What is the function of the 'brush border' found on intestinal enterocytes?
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Correct answer: To increase surface area and host digestive enzymes
The brush border consists of thousands of microvilli that vastly increase the cell's surface area. It also contains enzymes like disaccharidases and peptidases that perform the final stages of digestion.
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