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the 2 roles performed by the small intestine are-

1. the finger like projections called villi, in the inner walls of the small intestine, absorb the nutrients in the food that is still left.

2. it is a highly coiled tube like structure of about 7.5m long which mixes the food with the juices which are segregated by the liver and the pancreas.

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The two major functions of the small intestine in that is the obsorbtion of nutriance and helping to rid of wastes that the body doesnt need to maintain homestasis.

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