After being absorbed, water-soluble nutrients such as glucose, fructose, iron, and vitamin C ________.

A. combine to form chylomicrons that can be stored in the liver
B. pass into the lacteal of the villus and are transported to the pancreas
C. enter a capillary within the villus and are transported to the liver by the bloodstream
D. diffuse through the membrane of the intestinal cell and enter lymph


Answer: C

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