Crypt

Cryptae tonsillares

A crypt (from Greek κρυπτός "hidden, hidden") is a medical term that describes an epithelialized depression in the mucous membrane that extends into deeper wall layers. Anatomical examples are:

Cryptae tonsillares of the palatine and tongue tonsils
Cryptae intestinales (Lieberkühn crypts) of the small and large intestine
Cryptae anales of the anal canal
Rokitansky-Aschoff crypts of the gallbladder
Glandulae cervicales uteri of the cervix

Individual evidence

↑ Philipp Stöhr: Textbook of histology and microscopic anatomy of the human being, including microscopic technology . 6th edition. G. Fischer, Jena 1894, p. 189 .
↑ Renate Lüllmann-Rauch: Pocket textbook histology . Georg Thieme, Stuttgart 2006, ISBN 978-3-13-129242-1 , p. 324 .
↑ Renate Lüllmann-Rauch: Pocket textbook histology . Georg Thieme, Stuttgart 2006, ISBN 978-3-13-129242-1 , p. 376 and 386 .
↑ Rainer Winkler, Peter Otto, Thomas Schiedeck: Proctology: A Guide for Practice . 2nd Edition. Georg Thieme, Stuttgart 2011, ISBN 978-3-13-165792-3 , p. 2 .
↑ Renate Lüllmann-Rauch: Pocket textbook histology . Georg Thieme, Stuttgart 2006, ISBN 978-3-13-129242-1 , p. 401 .
↑ LC Junqueira, J. Carneiro: Histology: Textbook of cytology, histology and microscopic human anatomy . Springer, Berlin 2013, ISBN 978-3-662-21996-6 , pp. 533 .

Web links

Wiktionary: Krypte - explanations of meanings, word origins , synonyms, translations

[1] Philipp Stöhr: Textbook of histology and microscopic anatomy of the human being, including microscopic technology . 6th edition. G. Fischer, Jena 1894, p. 189 .

[2] Renate Lüllmann-Rauch: Pocket textbook histology . Georg Thieme, Stuttgart 2006, ISBN 978-3-13-129242-1 , p. 324 .

[3] Renate Lüllmann-Rauch: Pocket textbook histology . Georg Thieme, Stuttgart 2006, ISBN 978-3-13-129242-1 , p. 376 and 386 .

[4] Rainer Winkler, Peter Otto, Thomas Schiedeck: Proctology: A Guide for Practice . 2nd Edition. Georg Thieme, Stuttgart 2011, ISBN 978-3-13-165792-3 , p. 2 .

[5] Renate Lüllmann-Rauch: Pocket textbook histology . Georg Thieme, Stuttgart 2006, ISBN 978-3-13-129242-1 , p. 401 .

[6] LC Junqueira, J. Carneiro: Histology: Textbook of cytology, histology and microscopic human anatomy . Springer, Berlin 2013, ISBN 978-3-662-21996-6 , pp. 533 .