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What the name of the lymphatic vessel located in the small intestines?
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∙ 11y ago
an artery, a vein, a capillary net, and a lacteal (a tiny lymph vessel)
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What are the 4 parts of the small intestines?
lymphatic
What is a special lymphatic capillary in the small intestines?
The specialized lymph capillaries located in the small intestine are called lacteals. These lacteals are important in that they absorb fat.
Lymphatic vessels serve to absorb fat molecules from the?
Lymphatic vessels serve to absorb fat molecules from the small intestines.
Where does nutrients enters the blood?
Nutrients are absorbed by the blood vessel in the small intestines. Special cells in the small intestines are facilitate this movement.
What are lymphatic vessels around the small intestines called?
They are called lacteals.
Which blood vessel supplies oxygenated blood to the small intestines and part of the large intestines?
The superior mesenteric artery
What do lacteals transport?
it helps to absorb dietary lipids into the vertebrate lymphatic systems.
Where does food enter the blood vessel?
in the intestines and in the liver, the latter being stored glucoses.
Are villi in the small intestines?
Correct, that's where the villi are located.
What blood vessels pick up nutrients in the small intestine?
The blood vessel called the mesentery is usually rich in nutrients that is absorbed from the small intestines.
Which structures are small bundles of lymphatic tissue located on the walls of the ileum?
Peyer's patches
Where are intestines in your body?
Most of the small intestine is located in the abdominal cavity. A small amount (approximately the first 10 inches or so) is located behind the abdominal cavity, in what is called the retroperitoneal space. Roughly speaking, the small intestine is framed or bordered by the large intestine. The small intestine is part of the digestive tract and located in the stomach.
