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Part of the mucosa of the cardiac portion of the stomach is depicted in this micrograph. The surface simple columnar
Holdings,
epithelium and its surface mucous cells (arrow) lie over a cellular lamina propria.
In the cardiac stomach, the length of the pits is approximately equal to the length of the glands. The pits are lined
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with surface mucous cells that secrete a protective coat of mucus that prevents the mucosa from being digested by
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the acidic environment of the lumen.
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Cardiac glands are also composed of mucus-secreting cells. The cardia forms a short region of the stomach; often,
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part of the fundus is found in sections through the cardia.
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