small intestine
small intestine
Eighty percent of nutrient absorption occurs in the small intestine. The other 20% occurs in the stomach tissues.
The small intestine is to nutrient absorption as the blood is to nutrient distribution.
The small intestine.
The gut. Or intestines, if you prefer.
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The small intestine, or the duodenum, is where most absorption of nutrients occur.
Nutrient absorption is a process that organisms use to receive nutrients. Plants do this using their roots in the soil.
digestiv system
Mainly in the small intestine, but nutrient absorption also occurs in the rumen and omasum.
Most nutrient digestion occurs in the stomach