In June, USA TODAY highlighted the flow of marijuana from Colorado into small towns across Nebraska: felony drug arrests in Chappell, Neb., just 7 miles north of the Colorado border have skyrocketed 400% in three years.
Intestinal Absorptive Cells. Absorptive cells, or enterocytes, are the predominant epithelial cell type lining the lumen of the small intestine and colon. These cells are specialized for absorption of nutrients across the apical plasma membrane and export of these same nutrients across the basal plasma membrane.
The bile duct and pancreatic duct usually join just before entering the duodenum and share a common opening into the small intestine. The pancreas consists of two kinds of tissues 1  : Exocrine -- tissues that make powerful enzymes to digest fats, proteins, and carbohydrates. 2  The enzymes normally are produced and carried in an inactive form to the duodenum, where activation then occurs as needed.