Digestion in the first section

• The complete small intestine is about 6 metres long.
• The chyme from the stomach enters the first part of the small intestine. The chyme is acidic.
• The liver makes bile.
• The gall bladder stores the bile and releases it through the bile duct into the small intestine.
• The bile breaks down the fats into small droplets.
• The bile neutralises the acidic chyme.
• The pancreas releases pancreatic juices into the small intestine.
• Pancreatic juice contains many enzymes which further digest the chyme.
• Pancreatic juice also neutralises the acidic chyme.

Absorption in the Second Section

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