Esophageal glands

Esophageal glands

Infobox Anatomy
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Latin = glandulae oesophageae
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GrayPage = 1146


Caption = Layers of Esophageal Wall:
1. Mucosa
2. Submucosa
3. Muscularis
4. Adventitia
5. Striated muscle
6. Striated and smooth
7. Smooth muscle
8. Lamina muscularis mucosae
9. Esophageal glands


Caption2 = Section of the human esophagus. Moderately magnified. The section is transverse and from near the middle of the gullet.
a. Fibrous covering.
b. Divided fibers of longitudinal muscular coat.
c. Transverse muscular fibers.
d. Submucous or areolar layer.
e. Muscularis mucosae.
f. Mucous membrane, with vessels and part of a lymphoid nodule.
g. Stratified epithelial lining.
h. Mucous gland.
i. Gland duct.
m’. Striated muscular fibers cut across.
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The esophageal glands are small compound racemose exocrine glands of the mucous type.

They are lodged in the submucous tissue, and each opens upon the surface by a long excretory duct.

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