Title: Small Intestine Functions: How Does Small Intestine Work? - Pristyn Care
Headings: Small Intestine Functions: How Does Small Intestine Work?
Small Intestine Functions: How Does Small Intestine Work?
Table of Contents
Parts of the small intestine
Duodenum:
Jejunum:
Ileum:
Functions of the small intestine
Protein digestion
Lipid digestion
Carbohydrate digestion
How food is absorbed in the small intestine?
How is the small intestine able to digest so much?
Then what is the work of the large intestine?
Diseases and disorders of the small intestine
How to keep the small intestine healthy?

Content: Duodenum stores iron from the food. Jejunum: After duodenum is jejunum, the middle section of the small intestine. It occupies the left upper portion of the abdomen. It absorbs sugars, amino acids, and fatty acids from the food and transfers it to the third and last section – ileum. Ileum: This is the last and the longest section of the small intestine where most of the food nutrients are absorbed. It is in the right side and upper part of the pelvis. Finally, it absorbs vitamins B12 and bile acid and transfers the rest to the large intestine. Functions of the small intestine
The small intestine absorbs and digests 90% of the food and the rest gets processed collectively in the large intestine and the stomach.