Gland between the intestinal villi that produces new cells
Intestinal gland
Micrograph of the small intestine mucosa showing the intestinal glands - bottom 1/3 of image. H&E stain.
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Identifiers
Latin
glandula intestinalis
TA98
A05.6.01.012 A05.7.01.008
TA2
2942, 2969
FMA
15052
Anatomical terminology
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In histology, an intestinal gland (also crypt of Lieberkühn and intestinal crypt) is a gland found in between villi in the intestinal epithelium lining of the small intestine and large intestine (or colon). The glands and intestinal villi are covered by epithelium, which contains multiple types of cells: enterocytes (absorbing water and electrolytes), goblet cells (secreting mucus), enteroendocrine cells (secreting hormones), cup cells, tuft cells, and at the base of the gland, Paneth cells (secreting anti-microbial peptides) and stem cells.
In histology, an intestinalgland (also crypt of Lieberkühn and intestinal crypt) is a gland found in between villi in the intestinal epithelium lining...
serous glands; also called "eccrine", e.g. major sweat glands of humans, goblet cells, salivary gland, tear gland and intestinalglands) Apocrine glands –...
increase the surface area over which absorption can take place. Numerous intestinalglands as pocket-like invaginations are present in the underlying tissue...
Intestinal villi (sg.: villus) are small, finger-like projections that extend into the lumen of the small intestine. Each villus is approximately 0.5–1...
gastric phase, and the intestinal phase. The first stage, the cephalic phase of digestion, begins with secretions from gastric glands in response to the sight...
surface area threefold. Villi and intestinalglands serve to increase the mucosal surface area tenfold. (Intestinal villus) Microvilli covering the apical...
provided by the intestinal mucosal barrier, which is composed of physical, biochemical, and immune elements elaborated by the intestinal mucosa. Microorganisms...
Gastric glands are glands in the lining of the stomach that play an essential role in the process of digestion. Their secretions make up the digestive...
the cecum and appendix. They are located below the intestinal stem cells in the intestinalglands (also called crypts of Lieberkühn) and the large eosinophilic...
is considered abnormally dilated. The surface area of the human small intestinal mucosa, due to enlargement caused by folds, villi and microvilli, averages...
Parathyroid glands are small endocrine glands in the neck of humans and other tetrapods. Humans usually have four parathyroid glands, located on the back...
and nerves (all supplying the mucosa) will run through here. In the intestinal wall, tiny parasympathetic ganglia are scattered around forming the submucous...
The pituitary gland (or hypophysis cerebri) is an endocrine gland in vertebrates. In humans, the pituitary gland is located at the base of the brain, protruding...
layer of the stomach, which contains the gastric pits, to which the gastric glands empty. In humans, it is about one mm thick, and its surface is smooth, soft...
can be seen in the examples below as the larger, more pale cells. An intestinalgland from the human intestine with goblet cells visible Goblet cell in ileum...
Vasoactive intestinal peptide, also known as vasoactive intestinal polypeptide or VIP, is a peptide hormone that is vasoactive in the intestine. VIP is...
are called the intestinalglands or colonic crypts. Micrograph of normal large instestinal crypts. Anatomy of normal large intestinal crypts The colon...
the terminal part of the ileum, are only found at the bottom of the intestinalglands and release antimicrobial substances such as alpha defensins and lysozyme;...
fraction found in the intestinal juices that digest peptones into amino acids. It is produced and secreted by the intestinalglands in the ileum and the...
histologically identifiable structure. While the length of the entire intestinal tract contains lymphoid tissue, only the ileum has abundant Peyer's patches...
The esophageal glands are glands that are part of the digestive system of various animals, including humans. In humans the glands are known as the esophageal...
the mouse submandibular gland, but since then found in many human tissues including the submandibular gland, and the parotid gland. Salivary EGF, which also...
(acetylcholine and vasoactive intestinal peptide). Acetylcholine binds to the receptor on the basolateral membrane of the gland. This in turn activates calcium...
propria hosts many immune cells. In the intestinal tract the immune system must have tolerance to the normal intestinal flora, yet respond to pathogenic microorganisms...