Assertion (A) Small intestine of the human gut is the longest part of the digestive system. Reason (R) Different types of food like proteins, fats and carbohydrates are digested completely in the longest part of human alimentary canal.

Question

Assertion (A) Small intestine of the human gut is the longest part of the digestive system. Reason (R) Different types of food like proteins, fats and carbohydrates are digested completely in the longest part of human alimentary canal. (A) If both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. (B) If both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A. (C) If A is true, but R is false. (D) If A is false, but R is true.

Tardigrade Admin · Accepted Answer

Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.
Small intestine of the human gut is the longest part of the digestive system. Due to its small diameter, it is called the small intestine. Its length is about

22

feet in human. Such a length increases the scope of food absorption as it is the major site of digestion and absorption of different types of food.

Q. Assertion (A) Small intestine of the human gut is the longest part of the digestive system. Reason (R) Different types of food like proteins, fats and carbohydrates are digested completely in the longest part of human alimentary canal.

If both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

If both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.

If A is true, but R is false.

If A is false, but R is true.

Q. Assertion (A) Small intestine of the human gut is the longest part of the digestive system.
Reason (R) Different types of food like proteins, fats and carbohydrates are digested completely in the longest part of human alimentary canal.