Fatty acid and mono(glyceride) diffusion over membrane.

Hi, I'm quite confused with the A-level biology specification point. It states that fatty acids and mono(glycerides) pass directly through the membranes of cells lining the ileum. How can this be true when these molecules are polar? Is there something more complex happening here? Or is this just scientifically wrong? What am I missing?

You are forgetting that the phospholipid bilayer allows fatty acids and glycerides to pass through - they are soluble through the hydrophobic fatty acid tails.