The nurse is caring for a patient with a duodenal ulcer and is relating the patients symptoms to the physiologic functions of the small intestine. What do these functions include? Select all that apply.

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The small intestine folds back and forth on itself, providing approximately $7000 \mathrm{~cm}^{2}\left(70 \mathrm{~m}^{2}\right)$ of surface area for secretion and absorption, the process by which nutrients enter the bloodstream through the intestinal walls. Water reabsorption primarily takes place in the large bowel. $\mathrm{HCl}$ is secreted by the stomach.

The Nurse Is Caring for a Patient with a Duodenal (HCl)(\mathrm{HCl})(HCl)

The Nurse Is Caring for a Patient with a Duodenal $(\mathrm{HCl})$