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The small intestine is a long, highly convoluted tube in the digestive system that absorbs about 90% of the nutrients from the food we eat. It is given the name âsmall intestineâ because it is only 1 inch in diameter, making it less than half the diameter of the large intestine.
How is acting in a comedy different than a drama or other film types? Which structure does most of the absorption of the nutrients occur? Where in your body does the majority of the digestion and absorption of food occur? The majority of the digestion and absorption of food occurs in the small intestine. Most of the absorption of nutrients occur in? The small intestine, or the duodenum, is where most absorption of nutrients occur.