The main area for the absorption of the end-products of digested food is the:
a. stomach.
b. small intestine.
c. large intestine.
d. appendix.
b
Absorption mainly occurs in the villi in the small intes
tine, where the end-products of digestion are transported into
the bloodstream.
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