Glycerol and fatty acids (recombined as triglycerides) take which of the following pathways into the blood?
a. Lacteals in villi, hepatic portal vein, liver
b. Lacteals in villi, lymphatics, subclavian vein
c. Capillaries, lymphatics, hepatic portal vein
d. Lymphatics, lacteals in villi, subclavian vein
Ans: b
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