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Grade 12th pass10 grade science

Villi are present in the intestine and not in the stomach. Give reasons.

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4 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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Profile image of Yash Patari
4 Years ago
Dear student
Villi are present in the small intestine to increase the surface area of absorption. Since in the stomach, the digestion is yet to complete there is no point of absorption in stomach while in small intestine digestion is complete and the absorption of nutrients is therefore maximum.
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