Abdomen

Duodenum

This structure is present in the model and can be selected, rotated and isolated. No written description has been recorded for it yet — the atlas will show you its system and its position.

NEET points

Class 11 · Unit V · Human Physiology · Digestion and Absorption

  • The C-shaped first part of the small intestine; the bile and pancreatic ducts open into it together.
  • The small intestine is where digestion is completed and where almost all absorption happens, through villi and microvilli that raise the surface area enormously.

Chapter numbering moved when NCERT rationalised its books in 2023 and the NTA has revised the NEET syllabus since, so this maps by unit and title. It is a study aid, not a syllabus.