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What happens to the majority of nutrients absorbed by the reticuloendothelial and hepatic cells?
What happens to the majority of nutrients absorbed by the reticuloendothelial and hepatic cells?
- They are excreted from the body as waste products
- They are temporarily stored by the cells (correct)
- They are immediately transported to the systemic circulating blood
- They are carried in the portal blood to the lungs
Where are the fats absorbed from the intestinal tract primarily transported to?
Where are the fats absorbed from the intestinal tract primarily transported to?
- The portal blood
- The lungs
- The lymphatics and then conducted to the systemic circulating blood (correct)
- The liver
What is the structure of the blood flow in the intestinal villus?
What is the structure of the blood flow in the intestinal villus?
- A network of lymphatic vessels
- A single looping capillary
- A large arteriole and venule that interconnect with a system of multiple looping capillaries (correct)
- A small arteriole and venule that do not interconnect
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