The specialized lymph capillaries located in the small intestine are called lacteals. These lacteals are important in that they absorb fat.
They are called lacteals.
Lacteals are lymphatic vessels found in small intestinal villi. While other nutrients such as amino acids and saccharides are absorbed into the blood stream, lacteals and the lymphatic system are used to absorb fats.
Is it true that intestinal villi contains capillaries and lacteals important for chemical digestion?
an artery, a vein, a capillary net, and a lacteal (a tiny lymph vessel)
yes. every mucosal villi in the small intestine contains a venule(vein) and arteriole (artery) and a lymph vessel (specifacally lacteals). The lacteals (lymph vessels) serve an important function in the absorption of fats and other nutrients. The capillaires transport the products of digestion of dietary proteins and carbohydrates, and the lacteals transport those of dietary fats.
lacteals
Lacteals are the specialized lymphatic capillaries of the small intestine which transfer fats from the digetive system into the blood. Chyle (pronounced Kyle) is milky fluid found in the lacteals formed by fat globules and lymph.
Chyle
Lacteals
called lacteals. They are responsible for absorbing dietary fats and transporting them to the bloodstream. This process helps in the digestion and absorption of lipids in the small intestine.
The lacteals transfer the chyle to lymph vessels in the walls of the small intestine. The chyle, which are fat globules, passes into larger lymph vessels that carry it into the cisterna chyli.