Clinton County Michigan Sheriff's Office added 2 new photos. Â· December 31, 2017 at 8:59am Â· Ithaca, MI Â· During the night last night, someone tried to help this family take down their Christmas decorations.
The small intestine or small bowel is the part of the gastrointestinal tract between the stomach and the large intestine, and is where most of the digestion and absorption of food takes place. The small intestine has three distinct regions â the duodenum, jejunum, and ileum. The duodenum receives bile and pancreatic juice through the pancreatic duct, controlled by the sphincter of Oddi. The primary function of the small intestine is the absorption of nutrients and minerals from food. This article is primarily about the human gastrointestinal tract. The information about its processes is directly applicable to most placental mammals.
Different types of substances (including e.g. nutrients such as vitamins and minerals) are absorbed into the bloodstream at different parts of the alimentary tract (which is also known as the  alimentary canal , the  gastrointestinal tract  and simply the  digestive tract ).he locations at which certain types of atoms, molecules or ions are absorbed are called absorption sites. It is useful to know which nutrients are absorbed by which parts of the digestive system. The main absorption sites are listed below together with notes about important substances absorbed by each.