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Histology of the Digestive System — In-Depth Study

Histology · Basic Sciences

How it begins

Estudio microscópico exhaustivo del tubo digestivo y sus glándulas anexas: arquitectura tisular, citología funcional, bases moleculares de la digestión, sistema neuroendocrino entérico (GEP), barrera mucosa y correlaciones clínico-patológicas de nivel experto. Material orientado a estudiantes de Medicina, Residentes de Patología, Gastroenterología y áreas afines.

What it covers

  1. Table of Contents
  2. 1. Introduction and general organization
  3. · Common structural plan
  4. 2. The four layers of the digestive tract in detail
  5. · 2.1. Mucous
  6. · 2.2. Submucosa
  7. · 2.3. External muscle (muscularis propria)
  8. · 2.4. Serosa/Adventitia
  9. 3. oral cavity
  10. 4. Tongue and lingual papillae
  11. · Lingual papillae
  12. 5. Teeth and periodontal apparatus
  13. 6. Major salivary glands
  14. · Types of acini
  15. · Ductal system
  16. 7. esophagus
  17. · Mucosa
  18. · Submucosa
  19. · External muscle
  20. · Adventitia / Serosa
  21. 8. Esophagogastric junction (Z line)
  22. 9. Stomach KEY
  23. · Gastric mucosa — General characteristics
  24. · 9.1. Cardias
  25. · 9.2. Fundus and body — Oxyntic (fundic) glands
  26. · 9.3. Antrum and pylorus — Pyloric glands
  27. · Muscularis mucosae, submucosa, muscularis externa
  28. 10. Small intestine — Duodenum
  29. · Cellular components of the intestinal epithelium
  30. · Distinctive characteristics of the duodenum
  31. 11. Jejunum and ileum
  32. · Histophysiology of absorption
  33. 12. Gut-associated immune system (GALT)
  34. 13. Large intestine (Colon)
  35. · Mucosa
  36. · External muscle
  37. · Epploid appendages
  38. 14. Cecal appendix
  39. 15. Rectum and anal canal
  40. 16. Enteric nervous system (ENS)
  41. 17. Gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine system (GEP)
  42. 18. KEY Liver
  43. · Parenchyma organization — three functional models
  44. · Liver cytology
  45. · Intrahepatic biliary system
  46. · Double hepatic circulation
  47. 19. Gallbladder and extrahepatic bile ducts
  48. 20. Exocrine and endocrine pancreas
  49. · Exocrine pancreas
  50. · Endocrine pancreas — Islets of Langerhans
  51. 21. Integrative clinicopathological synthesis
  52. · Essential immunohistochemical markers
  53. · Relevant histochemical stains
  54. · Synoptic table of epithelial transitions of the digestive tract
  55. · Epithelial renewal — cell half-life

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Subject
Histology
Category
Basic Sciences
Type
Study Guide
Sections
55
Reviewed
2026-08-02
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