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 Mucous membrane of the stomach. The surface layer of the mucosa is composed of simple columnar epithelium. Invaginations of the surface epithelium form gastric pits. Branching off of the gastric pits are gastric glands that aid digestion. The underlying loose connective tissue of the lamina propria contains many capillaries that transport absorbed nutrients into the circulation. The deepest layer of the mucosa is the muscularis mucosa, which is a layer of smooth muscle cells. Image from AF Wiechmann and CR Wirsig (2003) "Color Atlas of Xenopus laevis Histology", (page 32, Chapter 4, Gastrointestinal system: Figure 3). Copyright 2003. Kluwer Academic Publishers. Reproduced with kind permission from Springer Science & Business Media B.V.

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