The nurse is teaching a health class about the gastrointestinal tract. The nurse will explain that which portion of the digestive tract absorbs most of the nutrients?

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The duodenum and jejunum absorb most nutrients and electrolytes in the small intestine. The ileum absorbs certain vitamins, iron, and bile salts. Food is broken down in the stomach. The cecum is the beginning of the large intestine.

The Nurse Is Teaching a Health Class About the Gastrointestinal