crypt

Examples of crypt in the following topics:

• Histology of the Large Intestine

  • In histology, an intestinal crypt, also crypt of Lieberkühn and intestinal gland, is a gland found in the epithelial lining of the small intestine and colon.
  • The crypts and intestinal villi are covered by epithelium which contains two types of cells, goblet cells (secreting mucus) and enterocytes (secreting water and electrolytes).
  • The basal, further from the intestinal lumen, portion of the crypt contains multipotent stem cells.
  • During each mitosis, one of the two daughter cells remains in the crypt as a stem cell, while the other differentiates and migrates up the side of the crypt and eventually into the villus.
  • Loss of proliferation control in the crypts is thought to lead to colorectal cancer.

• Malabsorption of Nutrients

  • This small intestine biopsy from a patient with celiac disease shows blunting of the villi, crypt hyperplasia, and lymphocyte infiltration of the crypts.

• Romanesque Painting and Stained Glass

  • The scheme extends to other parts of the church, with the martyrdom of the local saints shown in the crypt and the Apocalypse shown in the narthex.

• Tonsils

  • The tonsils also contain very deep and narrow folds in their tissues called crypts.

• Funerary Art

  • Wall tombs in churches strictly included the body itself, often in a sarcophagus, while the body is frequently buried in a crypt or under the church floor, with a monument on the wall.

• The East

  • The Taj Mahal is completely symmetrical except for Shah Jahan's sarcophagus, which is placed off center in the crypt room below the main floor.

• Pharynx

  • Compared to the adenoids of the nasopharynx, the palatine tonsils contain many folds (called crypts), and aren't ciliated like the adenoids are.

• Architecture of the Mughal Period

  • Muslim tradition forbids elaborate decoration of graves, and the bodies of Shah Jahan and Mumtaz Mahal are interred in a plain crypt underneath the mausoleum.

• Skin and Mucosae (Surface Barriers)

  • The small intestine epithelium is specialized for absorption, organized into simple columnar epithelium on protruding villi with narrow crypts that have a high surface area.

• Ovarian Cycle

  • Crypts in the cervix are also stimulated to produce fertile cervical mucus that reduces the acidity of the vagina, creating a more hospitable environment for sperm.