Tissue
gastric mucosa
gas·tric mu·co·sa
Subclass of:
Mucous Membrane; Stomach
Definitions related to gastric mucosa:
  • 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 region of the stomach (CARDIA; GASTRIC FUNDUS; and PYLORUS), different tubular gastric glands are formed. These glands consist of cells that secrete mucus, enzymes, HYDROCHLORIC ACID, or hormones.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • Surface epithelium in the stomach that invaginates into the lamina propria, forming gastric pits.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • The mucus membrane lining the inner surface of the stomach.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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