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Biology & Environment: sample 9

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Directions

Read the following questions. Choose the right answer.

There is only ONE correct answer to each question.

Fatty acids are absorbed by the intestinal villi into:

  1. arteries
  2. veins
  3. capillaries
  4. lymph vessels
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Correct answer: D. lymph vessels

Why

Long-chain fatty acids are packaged into chylomicrons and absorbed into the lymphatic vessels (lacteals) of the villi, not directly into blood capillaries.

Source: The Standardized Academic Achievement Test (SAAT) for the Science Track Trial Test (ETEC official) Open the official document

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