
Mucosa: Lacteals
Lacteals, blind-ended lymphatic capillaries located in the lamina propria of villi, are present throughout the small intestine, but are more numerous in the jejunum and ileum. Lacteals function in the absorption and transport dietary lipids by absorbing lipoprotein particles, called chylomicrons, produced by the enterocytes. The lacteals in this image are abnormally distended. 300x

Villi
Lacteals, blind-ended lymphatic capillaries located in the lamina propria of villi, are present throughout the small intestine, but are more numerous in the jejunum and ileum. Lacteals function in the absorption and transport dietary lipids by absorbing lipoprotein particles, called chylomicrons, produced by the enterocytes. The lacteals in this image are abnormally distended. 300x

Absorptive cells
Lacteals, blind-ended lymphatic capillaries located in the lamina propria of villi, are present throughout the small intestine, but are more numerous in the jejunum and ileum. Lacteals function in the absorption and transport dietary lipids by absorbing lipoprotein particles, called chylomicrons, produced by the enterocytes. The lacteals in this image are abnormally distended. 300x

Goblet cells
Lacteals, blind-ended lymphatic capillaries located in the lamina propria of villi, are present throughout the small intestine, but are more numerous in the jejunum and ileum. Lacteals function in the absorption and transport dietary lipids by absorbing lipoprotein particles, called chylomicrons, produced by the enterocytes. The lacteals in this image are abnormally distended. 300x

Lamina propria
Lacteals, blind-ended lymphatic capillaries located in the lamina propria of villi, are present throughout the small intestine, but are more numerous in the jejunum and ileum. Lacteals function in the absorption and transport dietary lipids by absorbing lipoprotein particles, called chylomicrons, produced by the enterocytes. The lacteals in this image are abnormally distended. 300x

Intestinal glands
Lacteals, blind-ended lymphatic capillaries located in the lamina propria of villi, are present throughout the small intestine, but are more numerous in the jejunum and ileum. Lacteals function in the absorption and transport dietary lipids by absorbing lipoprotein particles, called chylomicrons, produced by the enterocytes. The lacteals in this image are abnormally distended. 300x

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Lacteals are lined by a simple squamous epithelium called endothelium.

- Endothelium
Lacteals are lined by a simple squamous epithelium called endothelium.