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: 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? Parts of the small intestine
To start with, there is lining inside the small intestine that is divided into three sections – duodenum, jejunum, and ileum. Duodenum: This is the first and the shortest “C-shaped” section of the small intestine. The semi-digested food passes from the stomach and reaches duodenum via a muscle called pyloric sphincter. The initial part of the duodenum lining is smooth and starts to fold as it passes through. It uses bile secreted from gallbladder and liver to help digest food.