APPLIED RADIOLOGICAL ANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -Absorption. The simple molecules that result from chemical digestion pass through cell membranes of the lining in the small intestine into the blood or lymph capillaries. This process is called absorption.

Detailed explanation-2: -Absorption-passageway of digested end products plus vitamins minerals and water. from the lumen of the GI tract through the mucosal cells by active or passive transport into the blood or lymph.

Detailed explanation-3: -Absorption is the passage of digested end products and water from the lumen of the gastrointestinal tract through the mucosal cells into blood or lymph.

Detailed explanation-4: -End products of fat digestion are absorbed completely in the small intestine and are transported directly into the heart by hepatic portal artery.

Detailed explanation-5: -Digestion and Absorption. Digestion is the chemical breakdown of the ingested food into absorbable molecules. Absorption refers to the movement of nutrients, water and electrolytes from the lumen of the small intestine into the cell, then into the blood.