glands of large intestine

glands of large intestine

[TA] tubules of mucosal epithelium, perpendicular to the luminal surface that appears sievelike because of the abundance of gland openings; glands are lined with short columnar epithelial cells-mostly goblet cells with interspersed water-absorbing and fewer enteroendocrine cells; the glands of the large intestine are longer (deeper), more abundant, more closely apposed and have a higher density of goblet cells (but no Paneth cells) compared with glands of the small intestine.
See also: glands of small intestine.
Synonym(s): glandulae intestini crassi [TA], crypts of Lieberkühn of large intestine