Lacteal

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

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A lacteal is a lymphatic capillary that absorbs dietary fats in the villi of the small intestine.

The combination of fat and lymph in the lacteals is milky in appearance and called chyle. Individual lacteals merge to form larger lymphatic vessels that transport the fats to the thoracic duct which empties into the left subclavian vein.

At this point, the fats are in the bloodstream. They can be converted to lipoproteins (HDL, LDL or VLDL) in the liver or be transported to tissues throughout the body and stored in adipose cells as triglycerides.

See also

• Villus

External links

• Template:EMedicineDictionary
• Histology image: 11705loa – Histology Learning System at Boston University - "117. Digestive System: Alimentary Canal jejunum, central lacteals "
• Diagram at ohio-state.edu

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