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 small intestine is made up of the duodenum, jejunum and ileum. It is covered by mesentery. Duodenum. The duodenum connects the stomach to the small intestine. Most digestive enzymes enter the small intestine in the duodenum. Jejunum. The jejunum is the middle part of the small intestine, between the duodenum and ileum. Most digestion and nutrient absorption takes place in the jejunum. Ileum. The ileum is the last and longest part of the small intestine.