Anatomy

Intestinal Mucosa

Lining of the INTESTINES, consisting of an inner EPITHELIUM, a middle LAMINA PROPRIA, and an outer MUSCULARIS MUCOSAE. In the SMALL INTESTINE, the mucosa is characterized by a series of folds and abundance of absorptive cells (ENTEROCYTES) with MICROVILLI.

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Lining of the INTESTINES, consisting of an inner EPITHELIUM, a middle LAMINA PROPRIA, and an outer MUSCULARIS MUCOSAE. In the SMALL INTESTINE, the mucosa is characterized by a series of folds and abundance of absorptive cells (ENTEROCYTES) with MICROVILLI.

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7 entry terms
  • Mucosa, Intestinal
  • Intestinal Epithelium
  • Intestinal Glands
  • Epithelium, Intestinal
  • Gland, Intestinal
  • Glands, Intestinal
  • Intestinal Gland

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Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood supply, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, injuries, innervation, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.

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/cytol: consider also specific cell types available in MeSH; for entry term INTESTINAL EPITHELIUM, do not routinely coordinate with EPITHELIUM unless it is specifically discussed

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  1. National Library of Medicine. Intestinal Mucosa. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D007413. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D007413
  2. Intestinal Mucosa. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intestinal_epithelium
  3. Intestinal Mucosa. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q509615