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A thin section through the gastric mucous membrane which lines the stomach, perpendicular to its surface, magnified about 25 diameters. a, a simple peptic gland; b, a compound peptic gland; c, a mucous gland.

Section through the Gastric Mucous Membrane

A thin section through the gastric mucous membrane which lines the stomach, perpendicular to its surface,…

The peptic gastric glands are distributed throughout the entire fundus and body, and may be found even at the pylorus. They are mainly of the simple tubular variety, and are lined by simple epithelial cells resting upon a delicate basement membrane supported by the tunica propria. The duct of these gland is shorter than in other variety.

Peptic Gastric Gland

The peptic gastric glands are distributed throughout the entire fundus and body, and may be found even…