Intestinal Mucosa

Synonyms

Epithelium, Intestinal

Gland, Intestinal

Glands, Intestinal

Intestinal Epithelium

Intestinal Gland

Intestinal Glands

Mucosa, Intestinal

Lining of the INTESTINES, consisting of an inner EPITHELIUM, a middle LAMINA PROPRIA, and an outer MUSCULARIS MUCOSAE. In the SMALL INTESTINE, the mucosa is characterized by a series of folds and abundance of absorptive cells (ENTEROCYTES) with MICROVILLI.