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Ileum
The lower two-thirds of the small intestine, ending in the ileocecal valve and emptying into the cecum of the colon. The last foot of the ileum is the only absorption site available for such important dietary substances as vitamin Bl2, folic acid, some essential fatty acids, fat soluble vitamins, and recycled bile acids.
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