Practice mode Circulation

Lacteals in the villi of the small intestine are lymph vessels that absorb mainly ____.

Correct answer C. fats in the form of chylomicrons

Explanation

Digested fats are packaged into chylomicrons in the intestinal cells and enter lacteals. The milky lymph (chyle) later joins the blood via the thoracic duct.

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