The duodenum is a 'C' shaped structure located between the stomach and the small intestine, between the stomach and the jejunum.
Duodenum:
The bile duct transports bile juice from the liver to the duodenum, and the true pancreatic duct transports pancreatic juice from the pancreas to the duodenum.
Pancreatic and bile juices poured into the duodenum aid in food digestion.
The duodenum of the small intestine is where protein, fat, carbohydrate, and nucleic acid digestion is completed.
Because the food is reduced to its most basic form, the absorption process begins here as well.
