CBSE 2025 · Region 4 · Set 2 · Q23 · 2 marks
"In human alimentary canal the small intestine is designed to absorb the digested food." Justify this statement.
Marking-scheme solution
The inner lining of the small intestine has numerous finger-like projections called villi, which increases the surface area for absorption of digested food; The villi are richly supplied with blood vessels; which transport the absorbed food to each and every cell of the body.
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