Appendix - histology slide

This is a histology slide of the appendix. The cross section(1) of appendix shows a slit-like lumen, mucosa made up of many glands, a lamina propria containing several lymphocytic nodules, and a peripheral muscularis and serosa.

Histology image descriptions and photography by Frank N. Miller, M.D.; histology image courtesy of Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences.