Q. The function of typhlosole in earthworm

A) Is to secrete digestive juice
B) Is to slowdown rate of passage of food
C) Increase absorptive area of intestinal epithelium
D) Have no function
Explanation

Typhlosolar region is a part of intestine, which runs from 27^(th) segment upto 24 to 25 segments in front of the anus. In this part, the mid-dorsal wall of intestine is thrown into longitudinal fold called typhlosole, which increases the absorptive surface of the intestine.

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