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glands (5) with different cell types that are packed, and their lumina are not

clearly visible. The large, pale-staining cells in the gastric glands (5) are the
acid-secreting parietal cells (3), which are more numerous in the upper regions
of the gastric glands (5). The darker-staining cells are the chief (zymogenic)
cells (6), and they are mostly confined to the basal regions of the gastric glands
(5). Between the gastric glands (5) are strips of the lamina propria (7). A thin

muscularis mucosae (8) separate the mucosa from the submucosa (4).

FIGURE 14.12 ■ Stomach: fundus and body region (plastic section). Stain:
hematoxylin and eosin. ×50.

FUNCTIONAL CORRELATIONS 14.2 ■ Gastric

Pits and Cells of Gastric Glands in the

Stomach

The cardia and pylorus are located at opposite ends of the stomach. The

cardia surrounds the entrance of the esophagus into the stomach. At the

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