Question

Name the following:

The organ in which the absorption of food takes place in humans.

Answer 1

Absorption:

1. Absorption of food takes place after digestion where the activity of digestive enzymes break down the food.
2. Food is converted to absorbable molecules and the highest absorption of nutrients takes place in the small intestine.
3. Special structures called villi are present on the intestinal lining, where the nutrients cross the intestine and enter the blood.

Final Answer: Small intestine is the organ in which absorption of food takes place in humans.