Gastric pits
| Gastric pits | |
|---|---|
Villous folds | |
| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | foveolae gastricae |
| TA98 | A05.5.01.032 |
| TA2 | 2918 |
| FMA | 76583 |
| Anatomical terminology] | |
Gastric pits are
Surface mucous cells
line the pits themselves but give way to a series of other types of cells which then line the glands themselves.
Gastric acid
parietal cells, pepsinogen is secreted by gastric chief cells and mucus is secreted by mucus neck cells.[3]
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
- ^ "gastric pits, that each open into four or five gastric glands", Quantitative Human Physiology 2E, 2017, Joseph Feher
- ^ "Secretions from several gastric glands flow into each gastric pit" Principals of Anatomy & Physiology 15th Ed 2017, Gerard Tortora & Bryan Derrickson
- ^ "Britannica Online Encyclopedia - Gastric Pits". Retrieved 2009-04-13.
External links
- Histology image: 11103loa – Histology Learning System at Boston University - "Digestive System: Alimentary Canal: esophageal/stomach junction"
- Slideshow at trinity.edu
- Slide at pathology.iupui.edu
- Slide at ucsd.edu
- Slide at nhmccd.edu
