Duodenum - 40X | |
The arrows point to villi--microscopic finger-like projections of the
mucosa. Look carefully at the villi--only the epithelium and lamina propria
are involved. The muscularis mucosae does not project up into the villi.
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Duodenum - 100X | |
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The arrow points to the top of a villus. Although it is not very clear on this image, between the bases of the villi are tubular glands called intestinal crypts (*). The openings of these glands are between the bottoms of the villi. In the submucosa of the duodenum are the duodenal or Brunner's glands (bg) that secrete alkaline mucus. Below the Brunner's glands are the smooth muscle layers of the muscularis. |
Duodenum - 400X | |
The light stripe (arrow) that seems to run along the surface of the simple columnar epithelium is caused by the presence of microvilli on the surface of the epithelial cells. This is sometimes called the "brush border" because (at higher magnification) they look like the bristles of a brush. Some of the light circular areas in the epithelium (*) are mucus in goblet cells. |
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