One Function of the Intestines Is Absorption

question 28

Multiple Choice

One function of the intestines is absorption.Water and nutrients pass from the inside of the intestines to the surrounding circulatory system.Which of the following represents the correct path that water and nutrients travel during absorption?

• A)lumen → apical membrane → cytoplasm → basolateral membrane → circulatory system
• B)apical membrane → lumen → cytoplasm → basolateral membrane → circulatory system
• C)basolateral membrane → lumen → cytoplasm → apical membrane → circulatory system
• D)lumen → basolateral membrane → cytoplasm → apical membrane → circulatory system

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