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Where are fats, carbohydrates, and proteins broken down into particles small enough to be absorbed into the body?

Hint: These enzyme-rich juices break the fat molecules down into fatty acids
and glycerol for easier absorption into the body.
The enzymes also carry out the final deconstruction
of proteins into amino acids
and carbohydrates into glucose.
This happens in the small intestine's lower regions,
the jejunum and ileum,
which are coated in millions of tiny projections called villi.

Options:in the stomach
in the illium
in the duodenum
in the jejunum

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This happens in the pancreas
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Answer:

Duodenum (option 3)

Step-by-step explanation:

Digestion of carbohydrates, proteins, and fats continues in the small intestine. Starch and glycogen are broken down into maltose by small intestine enzymes. Proteases are enzymes secreted by the pancreas that continue the breakdown of protein into small peptide fragments and amino acids.

The duodenum is the first section of the small intestine and is the shortest part of the small intestine. It is where most chemical digestion using enzymes takes place

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