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Slide 2A-Human jejunum: simple columnar epithelium |
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At even higher power, more details of a villus are shown. Note that the nuclei of the simple columnar epithelium lining the villus are at a similar level and that occasional goblet cells are interspersed. The dark-staining apical layer represents the microvilli of the brush border. The lining epithelium surrounds the lamina propria, a loose connective tissue containing capillaries, fibroblasts and other cellular elements of connective tissue. |