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  2. Catarrh - Wikipedia

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    Catarrh (/ k ə ˈ t ɑːr / kə-TAR) is an inflammation of mucous membranes in one of the airways or cavities of the body, [1] [2] usually with reference to the throat and paranasal sinuses. It can result in a thick exudate of mucus and white blood cells caused by the swelling of the mucous membranes in the head in response to an infection.

  3. Gastrointestinal wall - Wikipedia

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    The stomach has an extra layer, an inner oblique muscular layer. [1] Between the two muscle layers is the myenteric plexus (Auerbach's plexus). This controls peristalsis. Activity is initiated by the pacemaker cells (interstitial cells of Cajal).

  4. Table of epithelia of human organs - Wikipedia

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    skin - dead superficial layer: Stratified squamous, keratinized - integumentary: sweat gland ducts: Stratified cuboidal - integumentary: mesothelium of body cavities: Simple squamous: mesothelium: reproductive - female: ovaries: Simple cuboidal: germinal epithelium (female) reproductive - female: fallopian tubes: Simple columnar, ciliated ...

  5. Gastric mucosa - Wikipedia

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    Several types of endocrine cells are found in the gastric glands. The pyloric glands contain gastrin -producing cells ( G cells ); this hormone stimulates acid production from the parietal cells. Enterochromaffin-like cells (ECLs), found in the oxyntic glands release histamine , which also is a powerful stimulant of the acid secretion.

  6. Stomach - Wikipedia

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    The glands contains a number of cells, with the function of the glands changing depending on their position within the stomach. [citation needed] Within the body and fundus of the stomach lie the fundic glands. In general, these glands are lined by column-shaped cells that secrete a protective layer of mucus and bicarbonate.

  7. Mucous membrane - Wikipedia

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    It consists of one or more layers of epithelial cells overlying a layer of loose connective tissue. It is mostly of endodermal origin and is continuous with the skin at body openings such as the eyes , eyelids , ears , inside the nose , inside the mouth , lips , the genital areas , the urethral opening and the anus .

  8. Intestinal epithelium - Wikipedia

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    Goblet cells secrete the mucus layer which protects the epithelium from the luminal contents. Enteroendocrine cells secrete various gastrointestinal hormones including secretin, pancreozymin, enteroglucagon among others. Subsets of sensory intestinal epithelial cells synapse with nerves, [9] and are known as neuropod cells. [10]

  9. Pylorus - Wikipedia

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    The duct is lined by columnar cells, continuous with the epithelium lining the surface of the mucous membrane of the stomach, the tubes by shorter and more cubical cell which are finely granular. The glands contain mucous cells and G cells that secrete gastrin. [8] The pylorus also contains scattered parietal cells and neuroendocrine cells.