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Chapter 3, Problem 11SC
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To determine:

Whether the statement ‘the absorption of most of the nutrients takes place in the mucosal lining of the stomach’ is true or false.

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Digestion of food is the process of treating the food with the several enzymes and heat produced in the stomach to promote the decomposition and getting nutrients from the eaten stuff.

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