Fatty acid and glycerol are first taken up from alimentary canal by

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Fatty acid and glycerol are first taken up from alimentary canal by (A) Villi (B) Blood capillaries (C) Hepatic portal vein (D) Lymph vessels

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Generally, fatty acids upto a chain length of 10 carbon atoms are primarily absorbed through the blood caillaries, but those with higher chain length through lymphatic route (lymph vessels).

Q. Fatty acid and glycerol are first taken up from alimentary canal by

Villi

Blood capillaries

Hepatic portal vein

Lymph vessels

Generally, fatty acids upto a chain length of 10 carbon atoms are primarily absorbed through the blood caillaries, but those with higher chain length through lymphatic route (lymph vessels).