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Nursing Test Banks Chapter 47: Bowel Elimination Potter et al.: Fundamentals of Nursing, 9th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The nurse is teaching a health class about the gastrointestinal tract. The nurse will explain that which portion of the digestive tract absorbs most of the nutrients? a. Ileum b. Cecum c. Stomach d. Duodenum ANS: D The duodenum and jejunum absorb most nutrients and electrolytes in the small intestine. The ileum absorbs certain vitamins, iron, and bile salts. Food is broken down...

Nursing Test Banks Chapter 47: Bowel Elimination Potter et al.: Fundamentals of Nursing, 9th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The nurse is teaching a health class about the gastrointestinal tract. The nurse will explain that which portion of the digestive tract absorbs most of the nutrients? a. Ileum b. Cecum c. Stomach d. Duodenum ANS: D The duodenum and jejunum absorb most nutrients and electrolytes in the small intestine. The ileum absorbs certain vitamin...