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The functional units for absorption of d...

The functional units for absorption of digested food are

A

Crypts of Lieberkuhn

B

Peyer's patches

C

Villi

D

Brunner's gland

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The correct Answer is:
C
Villi are the finger like projection present on the mucosal surface of small intestine that helps to increase surface area for absorption of food.
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