40. From the intestinal lumen
through to the tissues - what
is the route of nutrients after
digestion?

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Monosaccharides, amino acids,
salts and water absorbed by the
epithelium and collected
capillary vessels of intestinal villi.
From capillaries,nutrients go to
mesenteric circulation, a of
vessels that the intestinal loops.
blood of the circulation
is drained the portal hepatic and
some nutrients processed by the
. From the liver, are
gathered by hepatic veins that
its blood content the
inferior vena . Blood from the
vena cava then the right
chambers the heart and pumped to
the for oxygenation. From
lungs the blood returns to the
where it is to the tissues
nutrients and oxygen.