🟢 Small Intestine Anatomy – Structure & Functions ✔️ The small intestine is a ~6 meter long coiled tube responsible for most digestion and absorption. ✔️ It has three parts – Duodenum, Jejunum, and Ileum, each with specialized functions. ✔️ Duodenum: Receives bile & pancreatic juice, begins chemical digestion. ✔️ Jejunum: Rich in villi, absorbs carbohydrates, proteins, vitamins, and minerals. ✔️ Ileum: Absorbs vitamin B12, bile salts, and remaining nutrients before passing to the large intestin

Functions of the STOMACH 🍲🥣🍽️ 🍲DIGESTS food (breaks down food) DAMAGE: Stomach can’t digest food properly = malnutrition and indigestion = nausea, vomiting, bloating, and abdominal pain 🍲Produces GASTRIC ACID DAMAGE: Low gastric acid = indigestion and bacterial overgrowth; High gastric acid = acid reflux and ulcer 🍲Produces INTRINSIC FACTOR DAMAGE: Low intrinsic factor = vitamin B12 deficiency = pernicious anemia and neurological issues 🍲Protects GI TRACT with a mucous layer DAMAGE: Compr

Vitamin B12 (cyanocobalamin): functions, hypovitaminosis, norm and food Vitamin B12 is a complex organic compound that contains: carbon, hydrogen, cobalt, nitrogen, oxygen and phosphorus. Cyanocobalamin is a water-soluble vitamin that is based on the structure of a corrinoid, in the center of which is a cobalt ion. There are other similar chemicals in nature, such as hemoglobin (which has iron in its center) and chlorophyll (which has magnesium in its center). In the body, cyanocobalamin works b

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