Fig 9. 93W4522 Stomach and Duodenum (ls) H&E.
Fig 9a. shows the junction between the pylorus and the
duodenum. The pyloric sphincter (PS) appears as a thickened
region of smooth muscle below the pyloric mucosa. Its
thickness, mostly due to the amplification of the circular layer of
smooth muscle of the muscularis externa (ME), can be
appreciated by comparison with the muscularis externa in the
duodenum. The area marked by the rectangle is shown at
higher magnification in Fig 9b.
Pyloric glands (PG) are branched, coiled, tubular glands. The
lumen is relatively wide, and the secretory cells are similar in
appearance to the surface mucous cells. The submucosa of the
duodenum contains submucosal glands, Brunner's glands (BG).
These glands are below the muscularis mucosa (MM). The
microscopic structure of the duodenum is similar to the jejunum
shown in Fig 10. However, the jejunum does not have
submucosal gland.