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How do nutrients, absorbed by the digestive system, travel to the individual cells of the human

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special cells are help absorbed nutrients cross the intestinal lining in to your bloodstream your blood carries simple sugars amino acids glycerol and some vitamins & salts to the liver your liver stores processes and delivers nutrients to the rest of your body when needed.

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Step-by-step explanation:

The small intestine absorbs most of the nutrients in your food, and your circulatory system passes them on to other parts of your body to store or use. Special cells help absorbed nutrients cross the intestinal lining into your bloodstream.

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