Out of the estimated total of 9 liters of material passing through the small intestine, how much of it is absorbed in the small intestine?  

A.  about 50 milliliters
B.  about 350 milliliters
C.  about 4.5 liters
D.  about 8.5 liters
E.  all of it


D.  about 8.5 liters

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