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Absorption of digested food occurs in the stomach. Do you agree? Justify your answer.

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No, the absorption of food does not occur in the stomach. The food that has been digested in the stomach is further digested into absorptive form in the small intestine. The completely digested food is absorbed by the inner lining (villi) of the small intestine.

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