Stomach: cardiac region
Stomach regions are differentiated by the ratio of the length of the gastric pits to the length of the gastric glands and by the types of gland cells present. In the cardiac region the length of gastric glands roughly equals the depth of the pits. Cardiac glands are primarily composed of mucus-secreting cells and extend to the muscularis mucosae. 200x
Sheet gland >
A mucus-secreting sheet gland covers the luminal surface and infolds to form gastric pits. Mucin in these cells is deeply eosinophilic here and appears as red-staining droplets in the apical cytoplasm of the cells.
- Mucin
A mucus-secreting sheet gland covers the luminal surface and infolds to form gastric pits. Mucin in these cells is deeply eosinophilic here and appears as red-staining droplets in the apical cytoplasm of the cells.
- Opening of gastric pits
A mucus-secreting sheet gland covers the luminal surface and infolds to form gastric pits. Mucin in these cells is deeply eosinophilic here and appears as red-staining droplets in the apical cytoplasm of the cells.
- Gastric pits
A mucus-secreting sheet gland covers the luminal surface and infolds to form gastric pits. Mucin in these cells is deeply eosinophilic here and appears as red-staining droplets in the apical cytoplasm of the cells.
Cardiac glands
A mucus-secreting sheet gland covers the luminal surface and infolds to form gastric pits. Mucin in these cells is deeply eosinophilic here and appears as red-staining droplets in the apical cytoplasm of the cells.
Lamina propria
A mucus-secreting sheet gland covers the luminal surface and infolds to form gastric pits. Mucin in these cells is deeply eosinophilic here and appears as red-staining droplets in the apical cytoplasm of the cells.
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