Villi contains a lymph capillary called:
Correct answer: C. Lacteal
- A. Microvilli
- B. Brush border
- C. Lacteal
- D. Lymph node
Explanation
Each villus contains a blind ended lymph capillary called a lacteal, which absorbs the products of fat digestion as chylomicrons. Microvilli and the brush border are folds of the surface epithelium that increase absorptive area, and lymph nodes lie along lymph vessels rather than inside villi.
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