A lacteal is a lymphatic capillary that absorbs dietary fats in the villi of the small intestine. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lacteal
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| http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lacteal I'm really not sure how to reflect on this except to say that it seems pretty basic. The villi in the small intestine contain both a lacteal or lymph capillary and a capilary bed. The digested food is absorbed into the epithelium and sent throughout the body via the lymph capillary and the capillary bed. Also, this lacteal picture reminds me of a sunflower ! |
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