mucous membrane: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	mucosa

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Epithelial mucous surface cells (A) extend into the gastric pits (B) of the mucosal lining in the lumen of the stomach (C, gastric glands; D, muscularis mucosa of the stomach).

Diagram of the human stomach showing its external regions and internal layers, with a detailed cross-section highlighting the mucosa, submucosa, muscularis, and serosa, plus insets labeling stomach regions and microscopic histology.

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