Nutrient absorption takes place in the epithelial cells that line the outer surface of villi. Nutrients are transferred from the cells to the blood or the lymphatic circulation via
A) capillaries and lacteals contained in each large fold of the intestinal lining.
B) capillaries and lacteals contained in each villus.
C) capillaries and lacteal contained in each microvillus.
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