Brunner's glands
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| Section of duodenum of cat. (Duodenal glands in submucosa labeled at right, fourth from the top.) | |
| Latin | glandulae duodenales |
| Gray's | subject #248 1176 |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | g_06/12392383 |
Brunner's glands (or duodenal glands) are compound tubular submucosal glands located throughout the duodenum. The main function of these glands is to produce an alkaline secretion (containing bicarbonate) in order to:
- protect the duodenum from the acidic content of chyme (which is introduced into the duodenum from the stomach);
- provide an alkaline condition for the intestinal enzymes to be active, thus enabling absorption to take place;
- lubricate the intestinal walls.
[edit] External links
- Dictionary at eMedicine duodenal+glands
- Histology at BU 11504loa - "Digestive System: Alimentary Canal: pyloro/duodenal junction, duodenum"
- Histology at BU 11513loa - "Digestive System: Alimentary Canal: pyloro/duodenal junction"
- Histology at BU 11609loa - "Digestive System: Alimentary Canal: duodenum, plicae circularis"
- Histology at OU 52_06
- Histology at USC gi/c_36
- Histology at USC gi/c_39
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| Upper gastrointestinal tract
Mouth | Pharynx (nasopharynx, oropharynx, hypopharynx) | Esophagus | Crop | Stomach (rugae, gastric pits, cardia, pylorus) Lower gastrointestinal tract Small intestine (duodenum, jejunum, ileum) | Vermiform appendix Large intestine: Cecum | Colon (ascending colon, transverse colon, descending colon, sigmoid colon) | Rectum (Houston valve, rectal ampulla, pectinate line) | Anal canal (anal valves, anal sinuses, anal columns) Anus: Sphincter ani internus muscle | Sphincter ani externus muscle Enteric nervous system: Meissner's plexus | Auerbach's plexus Enteroendocrine cells: G cells | Enterochromaffin cells | Enterochromaffin-like cell GALT: Peyer's patches | M cells parietal cells | chief cells | goblet cells | Brunner's glands | Paneth cells | enterocytes intestinal villus | crypts of Lieberkühn | circular folds | taenia coli | haustra | epiploic appendix |
