system division

Esophagus

Stomach

Small intestine

Large intestine

organ

upper

lower

cardiac

fundic/gastric

pyloric

duodenum

jejunum

ileum

appendix

colon

rectum

anal canal

epithelium

stratified squamous nonkeratinized

simple columnar

transition to stratified squamous keratinized epithelium of skin

surface mucous cells

enterocytes, goblet, EEC, Paneth

enterocytes, goblet, EEC

lamina propria

 

cardiac glands

gastric glands

pyloric glands

 

Peyer's patches

GALT

occasional lymphoid nodules

mucous, stem, EEC, parietal cells

mucous, neck, stem, EEC, parietal and zymogenic cells

mucous, stem, EEC, parietal cells

muscularis mucosa

scant, only longitudinal

only longitudinal

inner circular, outer longitudinal, outermost circular

inner circular, outer longitudinal

inner circular, outer longitudinal

submucosa

 

 

Brunner's glands

 

 

muscularis externa

skeletal muscle

standard two layers

inner oblique, mid circular, outer longitudinal

inner: pyloric sphincter

standard two layers

standard two layers

taenia coli

standard two layers

inner: internal anal sphincter

serosa/
adventitia

adventitia

serosa

serosa

serosa and adventitia

serosa

serosa

serosa and adventitia

adventitia

 

 jejunum