Question

5. What is a lacteal? What is its function?


please give me in short answer
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Answer 1

Answer:

A lacteal is a lymphatic capillary that absorbs dietary fats in the villi of the small intestine. Triglycerides are emulsified by bile and hydrolyzed by the enzyme lipase, resulting in a mixture of fatty acids, di- and monoglycerides. ... At this point, the fats are in the bloodstream in the form of chylomicrons.

Answer 2

ANSWER

A lacteal is a lymphatic capillary that absorbs dietary fats in the villi of the small intestine. Triglycerides are emulsified by bile and hydrolyzed by the enzyme lipase, resulting in a mixture of fatty acids, di- and monoglycerides. ... At this point, the fats are in the bloodstream in the form of chylomicrons.