Findings

This image shows that in the pyloric stomach the gastric glands contain mucus-secreting cells, unlike those in the fundic region.

Comment

The luminal surface and gastric glands in the pyloric region are similar to those in the cardiac stomach, as both are lined by mucus-secreting cells. However, in the pyloric region, the gastric pits are deeper and the gastric glands more coiled than those in the cardiac stomach.

Preparation

Paraffin section; Mallory's trichrome

View

Medium-power light microscopy

Specimen

Pyloric, Stomach

Image Credit

V. Eroschenko, Ph.D.
Department of Biological Sciences
WAMI Medical Program
University of Idaho