The most important function of the small intestine is the absorption of nutrients including minerals, fats, proteins and sugars.
Small intestine
Most of the physical digestion takes place in the stomach, but the completion and absorption is done in the small intestine.
Small intestine
Small intestine
Yes it does
The small intestine is where the vast majority of digestion and absorption of food takes place.
Small Intestine.
the large intestine
Digestion and absorption of food and nutrients takes place in the small intestine.
chemical digestion takes place in the small intestine large intestine,mouth and stomach. Nutrients are absorbed in the small intestine and minerals in the large intestine.
Water absorption takes place in both the small and large intestine's. Around 90% of water absorption takes place in the small intestines, equally between all three sections. The remainder of the water absorption to produce "formed" faeces takes place in the large intestines.
The small intestine is in the gastrointestinal tract after the stomach. It is followed by the large intestine. A lot of the digestion and absorption of food takes place here.