A Jamaican farmer consumes ackee and breadfruit for breakfast. The fatty acids and glycerol from the ackee are absorbed into the body. Which structure in the villus absorbs these products of fat digestion?

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Question

A Jamaican farmer consumes ackee and breadfruit for breakfast. The fatty acids and glycerol from the ackee are absorbed into the body. Which structure in the villus absorbs these products of fat digestion?

Accepted Answer

Lacteal — Award 1 mark for identifying the lacteal as the lymph vessel that absorbs fatty acids and glycerol. A is incorrect — blood capillaries absorb amino acids and simple sugars, not fats. C is incorrect — while epithelial cells are involved in absorption, they pass fats to the lacteal. D is incorrect — goblet cells secrete mucus and are not involved in absorption.

Answer

Epithelial cells only

Answer

Goblet cells

Answer

Blood capillaries

Answer

Lacteal

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