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The lymph vessels for the absorption of fat in the villi surrounded blood capillaries is called a lacteal.

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Important Questions on Digestion and Absorption

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Monosaccharides are absorbed through the membrane of intestinal villi by the process of diffusion.
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Enterohepatic circulation is the circulation of bile through the intestine and liver via blood.
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Lack of castle's intrinsic factor in gastric juice secreted from the stomach causes pernicious anaemia.
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Enterokinase secreted from the pancreas converts inactive trypsinogen into active trypsin.
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Erepsin is a strong proteolytic enzyme present in the succus entericus and converts all types of undigested proteins.
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During starvation, the demand for calorie is fulfilled in the body at the first stage from glycogen, in the second stage reserved protein and lastly (in the last stage) from reserved fat.
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Juices of lemon and orange cure scurvy.
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During prolonged starvation, ketosis occurs due to increased fat catabolism.