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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

NALT Core

Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. animal anatomy
  3. digestive system
  4. gastrointestinal system
  5. stomach
  6. gastric mucosa
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. animal anatomy
  3. digestive system
  4. gastrointestinal system
  5. stomach
  6. gastric mucosa
  1. Fields of Study
  2. animal anatomy
  3. digestive system
  4. gastrointestinal system
  5. stomach
  6. gastric mucosa
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. animal anatomy
  3. digestive system
  4. gastrointestinal system
  5. stomach
  6. gastric mucosa
  1. Fields of Study
  2. animal anatomy
  3. digestive system
  4. gastrointestinal system
  5. stomach
  6. gastric mucosa
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. animal anatomy
  3. digestive system
  4. gastrointestinal system
  5. stomach
  6. gastric mucosa
  1. Fields of Study
  2. mathematics and statistics
  3. animal anatomy
  4. animal organs
  5. stomach
  6. gastric mucosa
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. mathematics and statistics
  3. animal anatomy
  4. animal organs
  5. stomach
  6. gastric mucosa
  1. Fields of Study
  2. zoology
  3. animal anatomy
  4. animal organs
  5. stomach
  6. gastric mucosa
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. zoology
  3. animal anatomy
  4. animal organs
  5. stomach
  6. gastric mucosa
  1. Fields of Study
  2. anatomy and morphology
  3. animal anatomy
  4. animal organs
  5. stomach
  6. gastric mucosa
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. anatomy and morphology
  3. animal anatomy
  4. animal organs
  5. stomach
  6. gastric mucosa

Preferred term

gastric mucosa

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information Lining of the stomach, consisting of an inner epithelium, a middle lamina propria, and an outer muscularis mucosae. The surface cells produce mucus that protects the stomach from attack by digestive acid and enzymes. When the epithelium invaginates into the lamina propria at various regions of the stomach, different tubular gastric glands are formed. These glands consist of cells that secrete mucus, enzymes, hydrochloric acid, or hormones.

    Source: Medical Subject Headings 2012

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Synonyms

  • cardiac glands
  • gastric glands
  • pyloric glands
  • stomach mucosa

In other languages

  • mucosa gástrica

    Spanish

  • glándulas cardíacas
  • glándulas pilóricas
  • mucosa estomacal

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/22390

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