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Simple tubular gland
Simple tubular glands in the large intestine are straight, unbranched invaginations of the lining epithelium. These glands extend down to the muscularis mucosae and are composed primarily of goblet and absorptive cells. Colon 200x
![Simple tubular gland <p>Simple tubular glands in the large intestine are straight, unbranched invaginations of the lining epithelium. These glands extend down to the muscularis mucosae and are composed primarily of goblet and absorptive cells. Colon 200x</p>](https://digitalhistology.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/T.E.Gl_.Ex_.Simp-3-1-ping.png)
Simple tubular gland
Simple tubular glands in the large intestine are straight, unbranched invaginations of the lining epithelium. These glands extend down to the muscularis mucosae and are composed primarily of goblet and absorptive cells. Colon 200x
![- Goblet cells <p>Simple tubular glands in the large intestine are straight, unbranched invaginations of the lining epithelium. These glands extend down to the muscularis mucosae and are composed primarily of goblet and absorptive cells. Colon 200x</p>](https://digitalhistology.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/T.E.Gl_.Ex_.Simp-3-2-ping.png)
- Goblet cells
Simple tubular glands in the large intestine are straight, unbranched invaginations of the lining epithelium. These glands extend down to the muscularis mucosae and are composed primarily of goblet and absorptive cells. Colon 200x
![- Absorptive cells <p>Simple tubular glands in the large intestine are straight, unbranched invaginations of the lining epithelium. These glands extend down to the muscularis mucosae and are composed primarily of goblet and absorptive cells. Colon 200x</p>](https://digitalhistology.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/T.E.Gl_.Ex_.Simp-3-3-ping.png)
- Absorptive cells
Simple tubular glands in the large intestine are straight, unbranched invaginations of the lining epithelium. These glands extend down to the muscularis mucosae and are composed primarily of goblet and absorptive cells. Colon 200x
![Muscularis mucosae <p>Simple tubular glands in the large intestine are straight, unbranched invaginations of the lining epithelium. These glands extend down to the muscularis mucosae and are composed primarily of goblet and absorptive cells. Colon 200x</p>](https://digitalhistology.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/T.E.Gl_.Ex_.Simp-3-4-ping.png)
Muscularis mucosae
Simple tubular glands in the large intestine are straight, unbranched invaginations of the lining epithelium. These glands extend down to the muscularis mucosae and are composed primarily of goblet and absorptive cells. Colon 200x
![Intestinal lumen <p>Simple tubular glands in the large intestine are straight, unbranched invaginations of the lining epithelium. These glands extend down to the muscularis mucosae and are composed primarily of goblet and absorptive cells. Colon 200x</p>](https://digitalhistology.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/T.E.Gl_.Ex_.Simp-3-5-ping.png)
Intestinal lumen
Simple tubular glands in the large intestine are straight, unbranched invaginations of the lining epithelium. These glands extend down to the muscularis mucosae and are composed primarily of goblet and absorptive cells. Colon 200x