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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Water and nutrients pass from the lumen of the intestines to the apical membrane, then through the cytoplasm to the basolateral membrane, and finally into the circulatory system.

One Function of the Intestines Is Absorption