Biology, asked by przwal, 1 year ago

why is small intestine the most important organ of the digestive system

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Answered by Anonymous
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The small intestine is the part of the intestines where 90% of the digestion and absorption of food occurs, the other 10% taking place in the stomach and large intestine. The main function of the small intestine is absorption of nutrients and minerals from food.

Arnabsoumo: It is bcoz it contains blood vessels which carry essential products for our body to different parts
Answered by london2023
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Most of the digestion and all  of the absorption actually takes palce in small intestine.Fats and carbohydrates dosent even gets digested in stomach.Their actual digestion takes palce in small intestine,particularly,duodenum.A small part of protein gets digested in stomach but some part of it also gets digested in the duodenum.Also absorption of various nutrients and some part of water is also absorbed by the small intestine.

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