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Introductory 
Histology of the esophagus ^6 
Epithelial coat of the esophagus. ! 
Subepithelial connective tissue or tunica propria y6 
Muscular wall of the esophagus yy 
Serous coat yy 
The stomach yy 
Form and divisions of the stomach yy 
Coats of the stomach wall yg 
Histology of the gastric mucosa yg 
Epithelium of the cardiac stomach yg 
Epithelium of the pyloric stomach gi 
Tunica propria gi 
Stratum compactum S2 
Stratum granulosum g3 
Muscularis mucosae gg 
Histology of the gastric submucosa gg 
Histology of the gastric muscle coats gg 
Muscularis circularis gg 
Muscularis longitudinalis 86 
Plexus of Auerbach 86 
Histology of the gastric serosa 86 
The intestine 86 
Form and divisions of the intestine 86 
Appendages of the intestine 87 
Intestinal coats 88 
Histology of the mucosa 88 
Epithelial coat 88 
Tunica propria 89 
Stratum compactum 89 
Stratum granulosum 90 
Histology of the muscle coats 90 
Muscularis circularis 90 
Muscularis longitudinalis 91 
Plexus of Auerbach 91 
Histology of the serosa 91 
Histology of the pyloric caeca 91 
Mucosa 92 
Epithelial coat 92 
Tunica prdpria 94 
Stratum compactum 95 
Stratum granulosum 95 
Muscular coats 97 
Muscularis circularis 97 
Muscularis longitudinalis 97 
Serous coat 97 
Description of figures 99 
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