MEDICAL
RECTUM AND ANUS
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The ____ prevent intestines from becoming entangled and provide an access route to and from the digestive tract for passage of blood vessels, nerves, and lymphatic vessels.
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esophagus
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liver
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saliva
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messenteries
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Intestinal lymphatics are the central conduit for clearing fluid, plasma proteins and blood cells that enter the intestinal interstitium from the blood playing dominant roles in the maintenance of gut homeostasis.
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-specialized lymphatic capillaries on the villi of small intestine that transport lipids to the blood.
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