Practice mode Digestion

How is glucose absorbed from the lumen of the ileum into the epithelial cells?

Correct answer B. By active co-transport with sodium ions

Explanation

A carrier protein in the brush border moves glucose into the cell together with Na⁺. The low Na⁺ concentration inside, maintained by the sodium-potassium pump, drives this uptake.

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