Question

Nutrients leave the small intestine and are carried by the blood to the

Answer 1

The correct answer is "liver".

Step-by-step explanation:

The digestion and absorption of nutrients starts in the mouth and continues to the small intestine where the food is broken down by chemical digestion. Once the nutrients leave the small intestine, they are carried by the blood to the liver via the hepatic portal vein. In the liver, the cells broke down fats and produce energy by releasing its components.

Answer 2

Nutrients that leave the small intestines are transported by the blood to the liver. The liver is responsible for separating and and storing the nutrients in the blood until they are needed by specific organs. The Nutrient saturated blood coming from the small intestines is much too concentrated and toxic to most of the bodies organs.