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CAIE IGCSE Biology 7.5.5 Roles of Capillaries and Lacteals Questions

Practise using villus diagrams to separate nutrient transport routes: glucose and amino acids enter blood capillaries, while fat products enter lacteals.

Syllabus
2026–2028
Course
Biology 0610

Exam points

  • Describe how capillaries carry absorbed glucose and amino acids from villi into the blood.
  • Describe how lacteals absorb products of fat digestion and carry them in the lymph.

CAIE IGCSE Biology 7.5.5 Roles of Capillaries and Lacteals Questions question 1

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Fig. 1.1 shows several villi from the ileum, which is part of the small intestine.

Fig. 1.1 shows a lacteal in the centre of each villus.

Describe the roles of lacteals.

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