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Nutrients are absorbed into the bloodstream through small finger-like nodules on the wall of the_____ called __________.

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Villi on the wall of the small intestine absorb nutrients into the bloodstream.

Villi and microvilli are found mostly in the small intestine allowing nutrients
to be absorbed to the cell first, then to the blood stream. They are not absorbed directly.
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Nutrients are absorbed into the bloodstream through small finger-like nodules on the wall of the small intestines called villi.

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