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Toggle ItemPeyer's 4XA: Peyer's patches are lymphatic aggregations found in the ileum of the small intestine. Histologically they are dense lymphatic tissue and serve the same purpose as any lymphatic nodule.
B: Muscularis Externa
C: Mucosa with the striated simple columnar epithelium -
Toggle ItemPeyer's 20XA: Peyer's patch with a visible germinal center. Dense lymphatic tissue
B: Germinal center where proliferating lymphocytes are located
C: Muscularis Externa -
Toggle ItemPeyer's 40XA: Peyer's patch
B: Inner muscle layer
C: Outer muscle layer