Lymphatic system - Elizabeth Bauer Consults
Lymphatic system - Elizabeth Bauer Consults
Lymphatic system - Elizabeth Bauer Consults
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<strong>Lymphatic</strong> System and Fat<br />
Transport<br />
The lymphatic <strong>system</strong> also absorbs fatty acids<br />
and transports fat, as chyle to the circulatory<br />
<strong>system</strong>.<br />
Chyle is a milky fluid consisting of lymph and<br />
emulsified fats or free fatty acids (FFAs).<br />
• Formed in the small intestine during digestion<br />
of ingested fatty foods<br />
• Taken up by lymph vessels known as lacteals<br />
• Passed to the bloodstream through the<br />
thoracic duct<br />
Lacteals are located in the lining of the GI tract.
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