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Alika [10]
2 years ago
5

True or false: once glucose, galactose, and fructose enter the absorptive cells, they are transported to the portal vein and the

n to the liver.
Biology
1 answer:
kotykmax [81]2 years ago
3 0

It is true that once glucose, galactose, and fructose enter the absorptive cells, they are transported to the portal vein and then to the liver.

Absorptive cells are also known as enterocytes. These cells line the lumen of the small intestine and the colon. They are meant to absorb the nutrients from the digested food inside the lumen of intestine. Apart from absorption, they also transport the nutrients across the membrane.

Portal vein is the blood vessel that transports blood from the GI tract, pancreas, gall bladder and spleen into the liver. This blood vessels belongs to the portal venous system. Its location is the upper right quadrant of the abdomen.

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