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Gastrointestinal System - Intestines

 

Duodenum

 

 

Identification Points

1. Mucosal villi, lined by columnar epithelium

with microvilli (brush border) and goblet cells.

2. Submucosal Brunner's glands present.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jejunum

 


Identification Points

1. Mucosal villi, lined by columnar epithelium with

microvilli (brush border) and lots of goblet cells.

2. Intestinal glands (crypts of Lieberkühn) present.

3. No submucosal glands or Peyer's patch.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ileum

 

 

 Identification Points

1. Mucosal villi, lined by columnar epithelium with

microvilli (brush border) and lots of goblet cells.

2. Peyer's patch in mucosal layer extending to 

submucosa.

 

 

 

 

 


 

Large Intestine

 

 

Identification Points

1. Lining epithelium is tall columnar with lots of 

goblet cells.

2. Lamina propria filled with crypts of Lieberkühn.

3. Taenia coli in the muscularis externa.

 

 

 

 

 


 

Appendix

 


 Identification Points

1. Lining epithelium is tall columnar with 

lots of goblet cells.

2. Lamina propria filled with lymphold follicles 

and few crypts of Lieberkühn.

3. No villi, no taenia coli.





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