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Where are nutrients absorbed when transported into the bloodstream?

Stomach

The stomach is not where nutrients are absorbed into the bloodstream. The digestion of food begins in the stomach.

Gallbladder

The gallbladder is not where nutrients are absorbed into the bloodstream. The gallbladder stores and releases bile when fat is in the duodenum.

Pancreas

The pancreas is not where nutrients are absorbed into the bloodstream. The pancreas produces glucogon and insulin to regulate metabolism.

Small intestine

MY ANSWER

The small intestine has three functions: peristalsis, digestion, and absorption of nutrients into the bloodstream. The small intestine transports nutrients either to the liver or target cells, where the nutrients are metabolized.