DIGESTIVE SYSTEM- Light microscopy
Small and Large Intestine

Small Intestine

Low mag microscopical montage from a transverse section of the small intestine revealing their layers.
 

Higher magnification of the mucosa showing the intestinal villi.
 
 
 

Higher detail from the villi showing the mucous  and absortive cells. .
 

Large Intestine - Colon

    Low mag transverse section of the colon showing the muscular, submucosa and mucosa.
 
 
 

Image from the mucosa, showing the intestinal glands rich in goblet cells. .
 

Higher magnification from the anterior image showing the mucous produced by the goblet cells.
 

Large Intestine - Appendix

Transverse section from the appendix.