Which of the following best describes how nutrients get from the small intestine to other tissues in the body? a. blood transports nutrients from the small intestine to other body tissues. b. nephrons filter the blood in the small intestine before the nutrients are transported to other tissues. c. the blood in the small intestine is filtered through the glomerulus before blood vessels transport the nutrients to other tissues. d. nutrients pass from the small intestine to the urinary system, where waste is removed from the blood before it transports nutrients to tissues.