APPLIED RADIOLOGICAL ANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -There are blood capillaries and special lymph capillaries, called lacteals, in the center of each villus . The blood capillaries absorb most nutrients, but the fats and fat-soluble vitamins are absorbed by the lacteals. The lymph in the lacteals has a milky appearance due to its high fat content and is called chyle.

Detailed explanation-2: -In the intestine, lymphatic capillaries, or lacteals, are located exclusively in intestinal villi, whereas collecting lymphatic vessels are present in the mesentery. The term gut lymphatics used throughout this review refers to both lacteals in the intestinal villi and lymphatic vessels in the submucosa.

Detailed explanation-3: -Lacteals are lymphatic vessels that absorb digested fats from the intestine. Excess accumulation of lymph in the interstitial spaces is known as Oedema. The thoracic duct drains lymph into the left subclavian vein.