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rddorne rddorne
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10 years ago
Fatty (hydrophobic) materials get absorbed across the intestinal epithelium and will first enter the . . .
   
lymphatic vessels (lacteals)
   
blood vessels
   
muscularis externa
   
None of the above
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10 years ago
lymphatic vessels (lacteals)
   
blood vessels

It's either the first or the second. Try the first one, but I'm only 50% sure.
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Tralalalala Slight Smile
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10 years ago
Nutrients are absorbed in the small intestine through enterocytes (not between them b/c of their tight junctions); & then are carried to the liver via hepatic portal vein to be processed (the nutrients can be transported to the liver via either blood or lympathic vessels I THINK..not sure though).
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10 years ago
I believe the correct answer is blood vessels
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