Chylomicrons & the Lymphatic System

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What are triglycerides packaged into inside intestinal cells?

secretory vesicles (chylomicrons)

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Where do chylomicrons migrate within the intestinal cell?

Basal surface of the cell

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After release, chylomicrons enter which structure in the villus?

Lacteal into the lymph

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What is the fatty lymph called that forms after lipid absorption?

Chyle

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What happens to chyle after entering the lymphatic system?

It flows through larger lymphatic vessels and re-enters the bloodstream