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What happens to the majority of fats absorbed from the intestinal tract?
What happens to the majority of fats absorbed from the intestinal tract?
- They are stored in the pancreas for later use
- They are carried in the portal blood to the liver
- They are absorbed into the intestinal lymphatics and then conducted to the systemic circulating blood (correct)
- They are eliminated from the body through feces
Where do the small arteriole and venule in the intestinal villus connect with?
Where do the small arteriole and venule in the intestinal villus connect with?
- The nervous system
- The lymphatic system
- The respiratory system
- The digestive system (correct)
What percentage of nutrients are temporarily absorbed and stored by both the reticuloendothelial cells and the hepatic cells?
What percentage of nutrients are temporarily absorbed and stored by both the reticuloendothelial cells and the hepatic cells?
- 50% to 75% (correct)
- 0% to 25%
- 25% to 50%
- 75% to 100%
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