Question

E. Answer these questions.
2. What is the function of the small intestine?
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Answer 1

Your small intestine breaks down food using enzymes made in your pancreas and bile from your liver. The small intestine is the "work horse"' of digestion, while food is there, nutrients are absorbed through the walls and into your bloodstream.

Answer 2

the small intestine carries out most of the digestive process, absorbing almost all of the nutrients you get from foods into your bloodstream. The walls of the small intestine make digestive juices, or enzymes, that work together with enzymes from the liver and pancreas to do this.