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As Food Moves Through the Digestive Tract It Spends the Most

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As food moves through the digestive tract it spends the most time in the:​


A) esophagus because of the slow movement of peristalsis on chewed food.
B) stomach because of the extensive breakdown of carbohydrates and fats.
C) ​small intestine because of the time it takes to absorb through the villi.
D) ​large intestine because of the need to partially digest fiber and absorb water.
E) ​large intestine because of the extra villi on colon cells.

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