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  • Understanding Villi: The Key Structures for Nutrient Absorption
    Every villus has two important features:

    1. A network of capillaries: These tiny blood vessels run through the villus, picking up the absorbed nutrients from the digested food and transporting them to the rest of the body.

    2. A lacteal: This is a lymphatic vessel that runs alongside the capillaries. It absorbs fats, which are too large to be transported by the blood vessels directly.

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