NUTRITION
CLINICAL NUTRITION
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Question
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Where does glucose enter our bloodstream?
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Large Intestine
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Stomach
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Small Intestine
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Pancreas
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Glucose absorption takes place in small intestinal villus cells by SGLT1, which is driven by active sodium extrusion via the basolateral Na+/K+ ATPase.
Detailed explanation-2: -Glucose is absorbed by absorptive cells in the small intestine. There are two steps in the process of transferring glucose from the intestinal lumen into the absorptive cell. Sodium ions from within the cells are transferred to the interstitial fluid in the first step.
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