(ii) How is the small intestine best suited for the digestion and absorption of food?

Q. _______ helps in the absorption of digested food in the small intestine.

Q. The ______ of the small intestine project into the intestinal cavity, greatly increasing the surface area for food absorption and adding digestive secretions.

Q.

Question 54
Why does absorption of digested food occur mainly in the small intestine?

Q. Which of the following statement is correct?

A. Small intestine is the site for complete digestion of food.
B. The exit of undigested food from the body is controlled by
pyloric sphincter.
C. Herbivores eating grass need a longer small intestine to
allow complete digestion of cellulose.
D. Absorption of digested food takes place in large intestine
with the help of villi.