Select the Correct Statement About Absorption

question 17

Multiple Choice

Select the correct statement about absorption.

• A) Eighty percent of ingested materials have been absorbed by the end of the large intestine.
• B) In the rare case that intact, whole proteins are transported across the mucosal endothelium, an immune response may be generated.
• C) Carbohydrates diffuse across the mucosal endothelium and are then actively transported into blood capillaries.
• D) Amino acid transport is linked to chloride transport.

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