Chapter 47: Bowel Elimination
MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. 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? a. Ileum b. Cecum c. Stomach d. Duodenum ANS: D 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. DIF:Understand (comprehension)REF:1150 OBJ: Discuss the role of gastrointestinal organs in digestion and elimination.
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