Small Intestine

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Film summary

Continuing the journey of food as it travels through your digestive system and into the small intestine.

Key facts

• At 5m long, the small intestine is the longest part of your digestive tract.
• The small intestine receives pancreatic juice that breaks down three major food groups: fats, carbohydrates and protein.
• The liver creates bile, which is stored in the gall bladder before being squirted into the small intestine.
• The small intestine walls consist of millions of microscopic, fingerlike projections called villi that absorb sugars, amino acids and fats.