ANATOMY
LYMPHATIC SYSTEM
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Question
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Lymph vessel
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Lacteal
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Lymph vein
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Subclavian veins
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -A lacteal is a lymphatic capillary that absorbs dietary fats in the villi of the small intestine. Lacteal. Transverse section of a villus, from the human intestine.
Detailed explanation-3: -The villi and microvilli greatly increase the surface area of the small intestine and are supplied with a network of capillaries and a large lymph vessel called lacteal. The lacteal absorbs fatty acids and glycerol.