MEDICAL PHYSIOLOGY

PHYSIOLOGY

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
____ allow nutrients to be absorbed by the blood and taken through the body.
A
salivary glands
B
villi
C
small intestine
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Villi That Line the Walls of the Small Intestine Absorb Nutrients. Villi that line the walls of the small intestine absorb nutrients into capillaries of the circulatory system and lacteals of the lymphatic system. Villi contain capillary beds, as well as lymphatic vessels called lacteals.

Detailed explanation-2: -Villi are covered with a single layer of cells. They also contain blood capillaries and lacteals, the lymph capillaries. Glucose, fructose, galactose and amino acid are absorbed into blood and fatty acid and glycerol are absorbed into the lymph of lacteal.

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