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Histology of Duodenum

Aryan Kolekar-214
Introduction

 The small intestine is an approximately 6m long organ of the digestive tract and is
responsible for the absorption of nutrients.
 It is divided into three sections: duodenum, jejunum and ileum.
 Duodenum has wider lumen and thicker wall with numerous broad villi.
 There are 4 layers in duodenum
1. Mucosa
2. Submucosa
3. Muscularis externa
4. Serosa
Identification
point
 Mucosal villi, lined by
columnar epithelium with
microvilli and globlet cells.
 Submucosal Brunners’s gland
present.
Features
 Mucosa
 Lined by simple columnar cells with microvilli and goblet cells
 Has circular folds called villi for increasing surface area
 Each villus has a core lamina propria with a central lacteal and
blood vessel
 Crypts of Lieberkuhn are seen
 Mucus secreting goblet cells and paneth cells secreting
lysozyme are also seen

 Submucosa
 Contains duodenal glands called brunner’s gland which
neutralizes the acidic content
 The ducts of these glands open into lumen of duodenum

 Muscularis Externa
 Outer longitudinal and inner circular

 Serosa
 Peritonial covering made up of flat squamous cells
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