The lamina propria is a thin layer of connective tissue that forms part of the moist linings known as mucous membranes or mucosae, which line various tubes...

have a uniform single layered lamina propria, which appears loose with no vocal ligament. The monolayered lamina propria is composed of ground substances...

of the epithelium (mucosa), basal lamina (or basement membrane zone), and the superficial layer of the lamina propria. The transition is composed of the...

These layers should not be confused with the lamina propria, which is found outside the basal lamina. The basement membrane is visible under light microscopy...

layers of thalamus tissue. The lamina propria: a connective tissue layer under the epithelium of an organ. The nuclear lamina: a dense fiber network inside...

termed "oral epithelium", and an underlying connective tissue termed lamina propria. The oral cavity has sometimes been described as a mirror that reflects...

fibrils) fibrillin (microfibrils) Lamina reticularis collagen III (as reticular fibers) Connective tissue (Lamina propria) The primary function of the basement...

mucosae (or lamina muscularis mucosae) is a thin layer (lamina) of muscle of the gastrointestinal tract, located outside the lamina propria, and separating...

(phonation). The Reinke's space is sometimes referred to as the superficial lamina propria. Reinke's edema is characterized by the "sac-like" appearance of the...

structure of a living cell Basal lamina, a structure of a living cell Lamina propria, the connective part of the mucous Lamina of the vertebral arch Lamination...

is non-ciliated simple columnar epithelium), basement membrane, and lamina propria). An erosion is different from an ulcer. An "ulcer" is an area of damage...

mucosa of stratified squamous epithelium that is not keratinized, with a lamina propria (a thin layer of connective tissue) underneath it. Secondly, there is...

findings may include enlarged mesenteric lymph nodes, hypercellularity of lamina propria with "foamy macrophages", and a concurrent decreased number of lymphocytes...

intestinal absorptive cells. Underneath the epithelium is an underlying lamina propria, a muscular layer, an outer perimuscular layer and serosa. Unlike elsewhere...

membrane and is covered with transitional epithelium and an underlying lamina propria of loose-to-dense connective tissue. The renal pelvis is situated within...

to lymphatic cells of the lamina propria; and enteroendocrine cells, which secrete hormones. An underlying lamina propria composed of loose connective...

are located in this region. The turbinates have a very vascularized lamina propria (erectile tissue) allowing the venous plexuses of their mucosa to engorge...

the olfactory mucosa beneath the olfactory epithelium, that is the lamina propria, a connective tissue also containing fibroblasts, blood vessels and...

lingual tonsils are a collection of lymphatic tissue located in the lamina propria of the root of the tongue. This lymphatic tissue consists of the lymphatic...

where most digestive, absorptive and secretory processes occur; the lamina propria, a layer of connective tissue, and the muscularis mucosae, a thin layer...

primary tumour T1 Invades the lamina propria or submucosa, and less than or equal to 1 cm in size T2 Invades the muscularis propria, or greater than 1 cm in...

more layers of epithelial cells that secrete mucus, and an underlying lamina propria of loose connective tissue. The type of cells and type of mucus secreted...

large populations of immune cells are maintained. For example, the lamina propria, the loose connective tissue of mucous membranes, such as those of the...

epithelium and lamina propria. An erosion is a superficial breach of the epithelium, with little damage to the underlying lamina propria. A mucosal erosion...

the superficial lamina propria of the vocal folds. Ligament vocal fold cysts- located within the deeper layers of the lamina propria or on the vocal ligament...

inflammatory reaction and progressive fibrosis of the submucosal tissues (the lamina propria and deeper connective tissues). As the disease progresses, the oral...

from urine. The epithelium lies on a thin basement membrane, and a lamina propria. The mucosal lining also offers a urothelial barrier against the passing...

cords ruptures, which results in leakage of blood into the superficial lamina propria and dysphonia (hoarseness). The rupture usually results from overly...

At a mucocutaneous junction, epithelium transitions to epidermis, lamina propria transitions to dermis, and smooth muscle transitions to skeletal muscle...

flatter cells when distended. Below the epithelium sits the lamina propria. The lamina propria is made up of loose connective tissue with many elastic fibers...