HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY
DIGESTION AND ABSORPTION
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fatty acids
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amino acids
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fats
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proteins
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Detailed explanation-1: -The lymph in the lacteals has a milky appearance due to its high fat content and is called chyle.
Detailed explanation-2: -Chyle is the milky bodily fluid formed in the lacteal system of the intestine. The small and medium-chain triglycerides consumed in the diet are easily broken to free fatty acids by the intestinal enzymes and readily absorbed into the portal circulation.
Detailed explanation-3: -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. They act as a passage to transport the contents in the form of lipoproteins into the lymphatic system.
Detailed explanation-4: -chyle, lymph laden with fat that has been absorbed into the bloodstream from the small intestine.
Detailed explanation-5: -Lacteals are the lymph capillaries which absorb fats and lipids and are found in the small intestine.