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==Lymphatics==
==Lymphatics==
[[Image:Mlymph3.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Mesenteric lymph nodes (arrows) of rat- © Research Animal Diagnostic Laboratory]]
*The products of fat digestion are transported in the lymph via the [[Lymphatic Vessels - Anatomy & Physiology|lymphatic vessels]], and when fat has been absorbed, it turns the lymph a milky colour.
*The products of fat digestion are transported in the lymph via the [[Lymphatic Vessels - Anatomy & Physiology|lymphatic vessels]], and when fat has been absorbed, it turns the lymph a milky colour.
*Lymph travels to the mesenteric lymph nodes and then through the efferent vessels that converge to form the cranial mesenteric trunk.
*Lymph travels to the mesenteric lymph nodes and then through the efferent vessels that converge to form the cranial mesenteric trunk.