CHAPTER 25 DIGESTIVE

Small intestine. Convoluted tube that extends (20 feet) from the pyloric sphincter to the ileocecal valve at the juncture of the small and large intestines. Three regions: Duodenum 10 inches long; bile duct and pancreatic duct secretions empty into the duodenum through the sphincter of Oddi most active absorption occurs here ................
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