Products of carbohydrate digestion

SOME GLUCOSE DIFFUSES ACROSS INTESTINAL EPITHELIUM INTO BLOOD

When carbohydrates are first broken down there's a higher concentration

of glucose in the small intestine than in blood -- concentration gradient

Glucose moves across epithelial cells of small intestine into blood by diffusion

When concentration in lumen is lower than in blood, diffusion stops

SOME GLUCOSE ENTERS INTESTINAL EPITHELIUM BY ACTIVE…