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Food molecules (glucose,amino acids and some glycerol and fatty acid), minerals (calcium,iron,etc) and vitamins. Most fat are absorbed in a lymph vessel found underneath the capillaries called the lacteal
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What does a capillary do in the villus?
It is where food molecules/ nutrients are absorbed into the blood.
Where is the food absorbed in the capillaries?
Villi (Sing. Villus)
What structure of the villus are carbohydrates and amino acids absorbed?
lacteal
What happen in the digested food in the small intestine?
Many nutrients are absorbed from the food in the small intestine. The lining is covered with tiny protuberances called villi (plural of villus) that increase its effective surface area.
What are fingerlike projections that absorb nutrients called?
intestinal villi (singular: villus)
What is the organ where nutrients is absorbed?
The organ where nutrients are absorbed is Small intestine
What does lacteals do?
Lacteals are lymphatic vessels found in small intestinal villi. While other nutrients such as amino acids and saccharides are absorbed into the blood stream, lacteals and the lymphatic system are used to absorb fats.
In which intestine are final nutrients absorbed?
In the small intestine, indeed this is where the vast majority of the nutrients are absorbed.
Where are nutrients absorbed into the blood?
The small intestine is where nutrients get into the blood.
Where do the nutrients from food get absorbed into the blood stream?
nutrients are absorbed in the digestive system
What is the folded tube inside the body attached to the stomach where nutrients in the food are absorbed.?
Small intestine is where 90% of nutrients are absorbed.
What is the long tube inside the body attached to the stomach where nutrients in the food are absorbed?
Small intestine is where 90% of nutrients are absorbed.
