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- AbsorptionAbsorption is the movement of digested food molecules from the digestive system into the blood (glucose and amino acids) and lymph (fatty acids and glycerol). The small intestine absorbs most of... More of Digested Food
Absorption is the process by which the products of digestionDigestion is the breakdown of large insoluble food compounds into small water-soluble components so that they can be absorbed into the blood plasma. In certain organisms, these smaller substances are absorbed... More are absorbed by the blood, through the wall of the small intestine called villi , to be supplied to the rest of the body.
Absorption
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