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Most intestinal absorption occurs in the?

small intestine, and water absorption occurs in the colon/large intestine


Which of these is part of the digestive tract or gut?

The small intestine is part of the digestive tract or gut. It is where most of the digestion and absorption of nutrients from food occurs.


Most absorption of nutrients occurs in the?

The small intestine, or the duodenum, is where most absorption of nutrients occur.


What is the location where the majority of the digestion and absorption occurs?

Most of digestion occurs in the stomach and most absorption occurs in the small intestine.


Where most absorption of water occurs?

large intestine


What does tlhe small intestine do?

90% of the digestion and absorption of food occurs in the small intestine.


Where is the food is absorbed?

Absorption of digested foodstuffs occurs in the small intestine.


Why is the small intestine the most important of the digestive system?

The small intestine is where most of the absorption of nutritients occurs.


Where does the absorption of nutrients occur in an cow?

Eighty percent of nutrient absorption occurs in the small intestine. The other 20% occurs in the stomach tissues.


True or false most absorption occurs in the large intestine?

False. Most absorption of nutrients occurs in the small intestine, specifically in the duodenum, jejunum, and ileum. The large intestine primarily absorbs water and electrolytes, but not significant amounts of nutrients.


What organ system does the ileum belong to?

The ileum is a part of the digestive system. It is the final section of the small intestine where absorption of nutrients from digested food occurs before it passes to the large intestine.


Where is food digested the most and taken into the body?

Most digestion and absorption takes place in the small intestine.Initial and substantial digestion takes place in the stomach, before being completed in the upper part (duodenum) of the small intestine. The middle part of the small intestine (jejunum) is where most absorption of nutrients occurs, with the remainder done in the final part (ileum), and in the large intestine.