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प्रश्न
Answer the following question.
Give two reasons to explain why the absorption of digested food occurs mainly in the small intestine.
उत्तर
The absorption of digested food primarily occurs in the small intestine because of the following reasons:
- The finger-like projection of mucosa into the lumen of the small intestine is called villi which in turn serves to increase the surface area to facilitate maximum absorption of digested food.
- The Wall of the small intestine is richly supplied with blood vessels that take the absorbed food to the different body parts.
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