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Quick questions on The digestive system: N(T) Science The Human Body and Health
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What is absorption into the blood?Show answer
By the time food reaches the small intestine, it has been broken down into tiny, soluble pieces. Here the food passes through the wall of the gut into the blood. This passing of digested food into the blood is called absorption.
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