Fats and fat soluble vitamins
Fats that are unable to be transported by the bloodstream are absorbed by the lacteals. They are lymphatic vessels.
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Yes, lacteals are small lymphatic vessels that absorb fats and fatty acids from the small intestine.
The lymphatic vessels around the small intestine are called LACTEALS
Blood Vessels
Those letters will spell lacteal, a word for the lymphatic vessels of the small intestine that absorb digested fats.
A lacteal is a specialized lymph vessel that absorbs fats in the small intestine.
originates as microscopic blind-end vessels called lymphatic capillaries.
via the hepatatic portal system (all absorbed nutrients except triglicerides)or via the lymphatic vessels to the blood vascular system and then to the liver (triglicerides)
Glycerol and fatty acids are absorbed in the duodenum through the process of diffusion after digestion. Glycerol and fatty acids circulate into lymphatic vessels and do not circulate into the bloodstream.
interstitial fluid,lymphatic nodes,lymphatic vessels
Lymphatic vessels serve to absorb fat molecules from the small intestines.