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

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Digestion of food takes place in the small intestine because it has small projections on the surface called as villi which increases the surface area. The small intestine is richly supplied with blood vessels which takes the absorbed food to all the cells of the body.

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