Esophagus
- Middle - Mucosa and submucosa
(10x objective lens)
This medium magnification
view of the mucosa and submucosa of the middle portion of the esophagus shows:
(1) the mucosa, consisting of a nonkeratinizing stratified squamous epithelium,
the underlying lamina propria, and the thick muscularis mucosae of smooth
muscle; and (2) the submucosa, containing mucus-secreting esophageal glands.
