Absorption

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the digestive system

ABSORPTION

LIVER

When the food is transformed into a bolus, and later on, into a liquid called chyme, it goes into the small intestine.In the small intestine, juices from the pancreas and the liver finish breaking down the nutrients into smaller parts.

STOMACH

PANCREAS

LARGE INTESTINE

SMALL INTESTINE

CHYME

FUN FACT

The small intestine is the longest part of the digestive system. It´s nearly 6 metres long!

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When these nutrients are smaller, the small intestine can absorb them into the bloodstream thanks to finger-like structures called villi.

VILLI

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