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Archive Home > 2008 > July > 10 > Body parts: Small intestine

Body parts: Small intestine

By Markian Hawryluk / The Bulletin
July 10, 2008

Location: In the abdomen, connects the stomach to the large intestine.

Function: At 20 to 23 feet long, the small intestine is the longest part of the digestive system. The long narrow tube, which hangs in sausage-like coils, is where food is digested and nutrients absorbed into the blood.....

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