Small Intestine, Mucosa [LMP43605-02]

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Diagnostic Modality:

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Disease Category:

Normal State

Organ System:

Gastrointestinal Tract

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Mike

Wiley

Keywords

Small Intestine, Mucosa, Columnar epithelium

Features of the mucosal layer.The mucosa of the intestine consists of a simple columnar epithelium containing a variety of different cell types. The lamina propria is well vascularized and includes lymphatic capillaries called lacteals as well as blood vessels. The muscularis mucosa is typical.

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- Enterocytes
- Brush Border
- Goblet Cell
- Lymphocyte
- Paneth cells
- Enteroendocrine Cell
- Capillary
- Lacteal
- Smooth Muscle
- Lacteal
- Muscularis Mucosa

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