NEET BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Lacteals are the lymphatic capillaries which absorb fats and fat-soluble vitamins in the villi of the small intestine. Owing to its larger diameter than blood capillaries, fat molecules are absorbed by lacteals from the intestine.

Detailed explanation-2: -The mucosa that lines the small intestine is covered with fingerlike projections called villi. 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.

Detailed explanation-3: -A lacteal is a lymphatic capillary that is located in the villi of the small intestine. The function of the lacteal in the small intestine: During the process of digestion, the lacteals absorb large molecules of fats and lipids from the small intestine which gives them a milky-white appearance.

Detailed explanation-4: -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. Fatty acids absorbed from broken-down chyme pass into the lacteals.

Detailed explanation-5: -A lacteal is a lymphatic capillary that absorbs dietary fats in the villi of the small intestine.