Cardiac glands
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| Cardiac glands | |
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| Section of mucous membrane of human stomach, near the cardiac orifice. X 45. c. Cardiac glands. d. Their ducts. cr. Gland similar to the intestinal glands, with goblet cells. mm. Mucous membrane. m. Muscularis mucosae. m’. Muscular tissue within the mucous membrane. | |
| Gray's | subject #247 1166 |
The cardiac glands of the stomach secrete primarily mucus. In humans, they are few in number and occur close to the cardiac orifice where the esophagus joins the stomach.
In general, they are more shallow than those in the other parts of the stomach.
They are of two kinds:
- (1) simple tubular glands resembling those of the pyloric end of the stomach, but with short ducts.
- (2) compound racemose glands resembling the duodenal glands.
The cardiac gland is both innervated by the parasympathetic and sympathetic nerve fibres of the autonomic nervous system.
External links
- cardiac+gland at eMedicine Dictionary
- Histology at OU 100_04 - "Esophageal-stomach junction"
- BU Histology Learning System: 11103loa - "Digestive System: Alimentary Canal: esophageal/stomach junction"
This article incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy.
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