The glands or crypts of Lieberkuhn are simple tubular depressions of the intestinal mucous membrane, thickly distributed over the whole surface of both of the large and small intestines. Shown is a gland of Lieberkuhn in longitudinal section.

Gland of Lieberkuhn

The glands or crypts of Lieberkuhn are simple tubular depressions of the intestinal mucous membrane,…