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Independent final check
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identify / explain
Final check
In one disease the lining of the small intestine is damaged, but the stomach and colon are healthy. (a) Identify the process that is most affected. (b) Explain why the person may be short of glucose in the blood even though they eat plenty of starchy food.
identify: name or select. explain: give reasons and connect them to evidence.
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Cambridge IGCSE Biology 0610 · 2026–2028 v3 · Original learning materials.
Absorption (7.5.1–7.5.5): the small intestine as the region where nutrients are absorbed, where water is absorbed (small intestine and colon), and, for the Supplement, villi and microvilli, the structure of a villus and the roles of its capillaries and lacteal. Digestion itself is in the physical and chemical digestion modules; assimilation and the hepatic portal vein are not covered.
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