Esophagogastric junction
A sharp transition in the mucosal epithelium, from stratified squamous moist (esophagus, right) to simple columnar (cardiac stomach, left), marks the transition of these two organs. Additional features of the stomach include the presence of gastric pits extending from the surface into the gastric glands in the lamina propria. This region is also referred to as the gastro-esophageal junction. 40x
Esophagus
A sharp transition in the mucosal epithelium, from stratified squamous moist (esophagus, right) to simple columnar (cardiac stomach, left), marks the transition of these two organs. Additional features of the stomach include the presence of gastric pits extending from the surface into the gastric glands in the lamina propria. This region is also referred to as the gastro-esophageal junction. 40x
Cardiac stomach
A sharp transition in the mucosal epithelium, from stratified squamous moist (esophagus, right) to simple columnar (cardiac stomach, left), marks the transition of these two organs. Additional features of the stomach include the presence of gastric pits extending from the surface into the gastric glands in the lamina propria. This region is also referred to as the gastro-esophageal junction. 40x
Esophagogastric junction
A sharp transition in the mucosal epithelium, from stratified squamous moist (esophagus, right) to simple columnar (cardiac stomach, left), marks the transition of these two organs. Additional features of the stomach include the presence of gastric pits extending from the surface into the gastric glands in the lamina propria. This region is also referred to as the gastro-esophageal junction. 40x
Opening of gastric pits
A sharp transition in the mucosal epithelium, from stratified squamous moist (esophagus, right) to simple columnar (cardiac stomach, left), marks the transition of these two organs. Additional features of the stomach include the presence of gastric pits extending from the surface into the gastric glands in the lamina propria. This region is also referred to as the gastro-esophageal junction. 40x
Gastric pits
A sharp transition in the mucosal epithelium, from stratified squamous moist (esophagus, right) to simple columnar (cardiac stomach, left), marks the transition of these two organs. Additional features of the stomach include the presence of gastric pits extending from the surface into the gastric glands in the lamina propria. This region is also referred to as the gastro-esophageal junction. 40x
Cardiac glands >
Gastric glands in this region of the stomach are called cardiac glands (blue arrows), which occupy the region beneath the yellow line.
PREVIOUS