Digestive tract histology Flashcards
1
Q
Esophagus
A
Nonkeratinized stratified squamous epithelium
2
Q
Stomach
A
Gastric glands
3
Q
Duodenum
A
1) Villi and microvilli (increase absorptive surfaces)
2) Brunner’s glands (submucosa)
3) Crypts of Leiberkuhn
4
Q
Jejunum
A
1) Crypts of Lieberkuhn
2) Plicae circulares
5
Q
Ileum
A
1) Crypts of Lieberkuhn
2) Plicae circulares
Also
3) Peyer’s patches (lamina propria, submucosa)
4) Largest number of globet cells in the small intestine
6
Q
Colon
A
1) Numerous goblet cells. like ileum
2) Crypts but no villi
