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The lymphatic system absorbs dietary fats from the digestive tract
Specialised lacteal vessels in villi transport milky fat emulsions into blood
In addition to its immune duties, the lymphatic system absorbs dietary lipids from the small intestine. Specialised lymphatic capillaries called lacteals absorb digested fats as a milky fluid named chyle, transporting it through the thoracic duct into venous circulation.
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