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What happens to food in the small intestine? Check all that apply.

Food is cut into smaller pieces.
Blood in the villi helps to absorb nutrients and sugar molecules.
Nutrients from food are absorbed.
Food is squeezed and made watery.
Fat is broken down into smaller droplets.

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Blood in the villi helps to absorb nutrients and sugar molecules.

Nutrients from food are absorbed.

Fat is broken down into smaller droplets.

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Blood in the villi helps to absorb nutrients and sugar molecules.

Nutrients from food are absorbed.

Fat is broken down into smaller droplets.

Most of the digestion that occurs in the small intestines occurs in the duodenum, which is the first part of the small intestines. This is where fats are broken down into smaller droplets by emulsifiers and lipases. Absorption takes place in the other parts through the villi.






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