In humans, most of the absorption of the products of digestiontakes place acrossa. the squamous epithelium of the esophagus.b. the convoluted walls of the stomach.c. the fingerlike villi of the small intestine.d. the smooth wall of the large intestine.e. the lacteals of the lymphatic system.

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