ABSORPTION 



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mouth so little is absorbed that it may be disregarded as an absorbing 

 organ. The small intestine is by far the most important site of absorp- 



FIG. 115 



ABSORPT/OM. 



^ Water & <5a lines 

 _^ Prote/ds 

 _^ Carbohydrates 



_> Fats 



> Alkaloids, etc. 



This diagram suggests in general the places where the various nutrient proximate principles 

 are chiefly absorbed into the circulation. 



tion, the large intestine comes next, while the stomach is rated last in 

 this respect. 



