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Histology of The Digestive System

The document summarizes the histology of the digestive system. It describes the basic histological layers that make up the digestive tract - mucosa, submucosa, muscularis, and serosa. It then provides details on the epithelium, folds, and other specialized structures within the mucosa and submucosa of different parts of the digestive system, including the esophagus, stomach, small and large intestines. Microscopic images are also included to illustrate histological features of these different organs.

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Histology of The Digestive System

The document summarizes the histology of the digestive system. It describes the basic histological layers that make up the digestive tract - mucosa, submucosa, muscularis, and serosa. It then provides details on the epithelium, folds, and other specialized structures within the mucosa and submucosa of different parts of the digestive system, including the esophagus, stomach, small and large intestines. Microscopic images are also included to illustrate histological features of these different organs.

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Histology of the Digestive System

Basic Histological Layers


1. Mucosa
a. Epithelium
b. Lamina Propria
c. Muscularis Mucosae
2. Submucosa
a. Submucosal plexus
“Plexus of Meissner”
3. Muscularis
a. Myenteric plexus
“Plexus of Auerbach
4. Serosa
Histology of the Mucosa
Organ Epithelium
Mouth Nonkeratinized Stratified Squamous
Pharynx Nonkeratinized Stratified Squamous
Esophagus Nonkeratinized Stratified Squamous
Stomach Simple Columnar
Small Intestine Simple Columnar
Large Intestine Simple Columnar
Anus Nonkeratinized Stratified Squamous
Histology of the Mucosa
Organ Folds of the epithelium

Esophagus none
Stomach L: Rugae, S: gastric pits
Small Intestine L: Plicae circulares, Villi S: Crypts
of Lieberkuhn, microvilli
Large Intestine L: Haustra S: Intestinal glands
Histology of the Submucosa
Organ Specialized structures

Esophagus Submucosal mucous glands


Stomach None
Duodenum Brunner’s glands
Ileum Peyer’s Patches

Large Intestine None


Histology of the Muscularis
Organ Smooth muscle layers

Esophagus 2, circular and longitudinal


Stomach 3, oblique, circular, and longitudinal
Small Intestine 2, circular and longitudinal
Large Intestine 2, circular and longitudinal
Histology of the Serosa
Organ Serosa

Esophagus Adventitia due to the fact that the


esophagus is not in a cavity
Stomach Visceral Peritoneum
Small Intestine Visceral Peritoneum
Large Intestine Visceral Peritoneum

Anus Adventitia
Microscopic View of
the Esophagus
Endoscopic View of
the Esophagus
Low power view of the Stomach
Low and High power view of
the Stomach Mucosa
Scanning view of the Small Intestine
demonstrating Plicae Circularis
High power view of
the duodenal Mucosa
High Power View of Villi
X-sectional view of the duodenum
Gross view and low-power view
of the ileum
High-power view of the Ileum
demonstrating Peyer’s patches
High power view of the colon
demonstrating intestinal glands
Large Intestine
Large Intestine
Ano-Rectal Junction

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