Cells lining the small intestine are specialized for absorption of nutrients. their plasma membrane <span>has </span><span>microvillus </span>(plural:<span> m</span>icrovilli)<span> which</span><span> increase cell surface area. These are cellular membranes that are microscopic in nature that increases the surface area of the cell for diffusion and minimize increase in volume.</span><span> </span>
The person credited with first recognizing (in the 1860s) that living cells cannot arise spontaneously, but arise only from previously existing cells, is Rudolf Virchow.
He is German <span>physician and pathologist, who invented </span>the modern concept of pathological processes. <span>He used the cell theory to explain the effects of </span>disease in the organs and tissues of the body.
Coronary heart disease (CHD) occurs if plaque<span> builds up in the coronary (heart) </span>arteries<span>. ... </span>Smoking<span> is a major </span>risk <span>factor for heart disease. When combined with other </span>risk <span>factors—such as unhealthy blood cholesterol levels, </span>high blood pressure, and overweight or obesity—smoking<span> further raises the </span>risk<span> of heart disease.
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