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Mucosa: Villi

Higher magnification of the mucosa shows its three components: a simple columnar epithelium of absorptive enterocytes and goblet cells; a lamina propria of loose connective tissue in which intestinal glands are located; and a thin muscularis mucosae of smooth muscle. Beneath the mucosa is the submucosa. Trichrome stain, 200x

Mucosa <p>Higher magnification of the mucosa shows its three components: a simple columnar epithelium of absorptive enterocytes and goblet cells; a lamina propria of loose connective tissue in which intestinal glands are located; and a thin muscularis mucosae of smooth muscle. Beneath the mucosa is the submucosa. Trichrome stain, 200x</p>

Mucosa

Higher magnification of the mucosa shows its three components: a simple columnar epithelium of absorptive enterocytes and goblet cells; a lamina propria of loose connective tissue in which intestinal glands are located; and a thin muscularis mucosae of smooth muscle. Beneath the mucosa is the submucosa. Trichrome stain, 200x

- Enterocytes <p>Higher magnification of the mucosa shows its three components: a simple columnar epithelium of absorptive enterocytes and goblet cells; a lamina propria of loose connective tissue in which intestinal glands are located; and a thin muscularis mucosae of smooth muscle. Beneath the mucosa is the submucosa. Trichrome stain, 200x</p>

- Enterocytes

Higher magnification of the mucosa shows its three components: a simple columnar epithelium of absorptive enterocytes and goblet cells; a lamina propria of loose connective tissue in which intestinal glands are located; and a thin muscularis mucosae of smooth muscle. Beneath the mucosa is the submucosa. Trichrome stain, 200x

- Goblet cells <p>Higher magnification of the mucosa shows its three components: a simple columnar epithelium of absorptive enterocytes and goblet cells; a lamina propria of loose connective tissue in which intestinal glands are located; and a thin muscularis mucosae of smooth muscle. Beneath the mucosa is the submucosa. Trichrome stain, 200x</p>

- Goblet cells

Higher magnification of the mucosa shows its three components: a simple columnar epithelium of absorptive enterocytes and goblet cells; a lamina propria of loose connective tissue in which intestinal glands are located; and a thin muscularis mucosae of smooth muscle. Beneath the mucosa is the submucosa. Trichrome stain, 200x

- Lamina propria <p>Higher magnification of the mucosa shows its three components: a simple columnar epithelium of absorptive enterocytes and goblet cells; a lamina propria of loose connective tissue in which intestinal glands are located; and a thin muscularis mucosae of smooth muscle. Beneath the mucosa is the submucosa. Trichrome stain, 200x</p>

- Lamina propria

Higher magnification of the mucosa shows its three components: a simple columnar epithelium of absorptive enterocytes and goblet cells; a lamina propria of loose connective tissue in which intestinal glands are located; and a thin muscularis mucosae of smooth muscle. Beneath the mucosa is the submucosa. Trichrome stain, 200x

- Intestinal glands <p>Higher magnification of the mucosa shows its three components: a simple columnar epithelium of absorptive enterocytes and goblet cells; a lamina propria of loose connective tissue in which intestinal glands are located; and a thin muscularis mucosae of smooth muscle. Beneath the mucosa is the submucosa. Trichrome stain, 200x</p>

- Intestinal glands

Higher magnification of the mucosa shows its three components: a simple columnar epithelium of absorptive enterocytes and goblet cells; a lamina propria of loose connective tissue in which intestinal glands are located; and a thin muscularis mucosae of smooth muscle. Beneath the mucosa is the submucosa. Trichrome stain, 200x

- Muscularis mucosae <p>Higher magnification of the mucosa shows its three components: a simple columnar epithelium of absorptive enterocytes and goblet cells; a lamina propria of loose connective tissue in which intestinal glands are located; and a thin muscularis mucosae of smooth muscle. Beneath the mucosa is the submucosa. Trichrome stain, 200x</p>

- Muscularis mucosae

Higher magnification of the mucosa shows its three components: a simple columnar epithelium of absorptive enterocytes and goblet cells; a lamina propria of loose connective tissue in which intestinal glands are located; and a thin muscularis mucosae of smooth muscle. Beneath the mucosa is the submucosa. Trichrome stain, 200x

- Villi > <p>Villi are distinguishing features of the small intestine. They are finger-like projections from the surface of the small intestine into the lumen of the organ. Villi are composed of a central core of lamina propria covered by its overlying surface epithelium. The presence of villi is diagnostic for the small intestine.</p>

- Villi >

Villi are distinguishing features of the small intestine. They are finger-like projections from the surface of the small intestine into the lumen of the organ. Villi are composed of a central core of lamina propria covered by its overlying surface epithelium. The presence of villi is diagnostic for the small intestine.

- Lacteals > <p>Lacteals are blind-ended lymphatic capillaries that extend into each villus. They function in fat absorption.</p>

- Lacteals >

Lacteals are blind-ended lymphatic capillaries that extend into each villus. They function in fat absorption.

Submucosa > <p>The submucosa consists of dense connective tissue which stains green in this trichrome-stained preparation.</p>

Submucosa >

The submucosa consists of dense connective tissue which stains green in this trichrome-stained preparation.

Main Slide Mucosa - Enterocytes - Goblet cells - Lamina propria - Intestinal glands - Muscularis mucosae - Villi > - Lacteals >Submucosa >