Multiple choice

Where does most of the absorption of digested food take place?

  1. Buccal cavity

  2. Stomach

  3. Small intestine

  4. Large intestine
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Explanation

Most of the digested foodstuffs are absorbed in the small intestine. The digestion is completed here and the final products of digestion such as glucose, fructose, fatty acids, glycerol and amino acids are absorbed through the mucosa into the blood stream and lymph. To increase the absorptive surface area, a number of villi are found in the small intestine.

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