The small intestine or small bowel is the part of the gastrointestinal tract between the stomach and the large intestine, and is where much of the digestion and absorption of food takes place. The small intestine has three distinct regions â the duodenum, jejunum, and ileum.It receives bile and pancreatic juice through the pancreatic duct, controlled by the sphincter of Oddi. The primary function of the small intestine is the absorption of nutrients and minerals from food.he small intestine has three distinct regions â the duodenum, jejunum, and ileum. It receives bile and pancreatic juice through the pancreatic duct, controlled by the sphincter of Oddi. The primary function of the small intestine is the absorption of nutrients and minerals from food.
But, the root cause of much of that is simply intellectual laziness. I define intellectual laziness as the refusal of people to explore the facts about opinions they hold. Intellectually lazy people are those who hear a rumor and immediately assume it's truthfulness, no matter how outlandish, and run with it.
Intellectual disability (ID), also called intellectual development disorder (IDD) or general learning disability, and formerly known as mental retardation (MR), is a generalized neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by significantly impaired intellectual and adaptive functioning. Retarded comes from the Latin retardare, to make slow, delay, keep back, or hinder, so mental retardation meant the same as mentally delayed. 2  The term was recorded in 1426 as a fact or action of making slower in movement or time.. 3  The first record of retarded in relation to being mentally slow was in 1895.