Absorption Of Fats And Fat-soluble Vitamins Flashcards

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Villi

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Small fingerlike projections that line the small intestine, contain both lacteals and blood vessels

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Lacteals

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Specialized structures of the lymphatic system that absorb fats that cannot be transported by the blood and transforms them

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Blood vessels

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Absorb nutrients, fat, and fat-soluble vitamins from the digested food directly into the bloodstream for use throughout the body

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