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Role of capillaries and lacteals in absorption Flashcards

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What is the role of capillaries and lacteals in absorption

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There is a dense network of blood capillaries and a lacteal in each villus to transport away the absorbed nutrients to maintain a steep concentration gradient of nutrients between the blood capillaries or lacteal and cells in the villi

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